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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 1991 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3343D |
| MSN: | 32141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cody, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jackpot, NV (0U6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 180, WHO HAD LANDED WITH A 20 KNOT CROSSWIND, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED FROM THE RUNWAY, AS HE ATEMPTED TO TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAP ACTUATION HANDLE.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA185
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1997 | N3343D | Private | 0 | Hollister, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 19:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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