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| Date: | Tuesday 12 July 1983 |
| Time: | 14:43 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2987C |
| MSN: | 30887 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1261 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-19 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lubbock, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Temple, TX (KTPL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED DURING LANDING AFTER CONTROL WAS LOST DURING A DOWNWIND LANDING. THE ACFT LANDED ON RWY 26 AND THEWIND WAS REPORTED FROM 090 DEGREES AT 10 KTS. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE ACFT TO VEER LEFT AND CONTROL WAS LOST.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA331
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1990 | N2987C | Private | 0 | Northwood, ND | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 03:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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