N9624B is a 1957 Cessna 180A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor O-470 series rated at 230 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in May 1957. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Apr 2020. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Danbury, CT in 2010 · deregistered in 1957.
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the second touch-and-go landing, in gusting wind conditions, the "wind got under [the] left wing" and the airplane ground looped to the left. He added that, during the ground loop, he applied brakes and the airplane nosed over on the runway.
The right wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage.
The pilot did not report that there were any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation station at the airport, about the time of the accident, reported wind from 360° at 10 knots, gusting 20 knots. The pilot reported that the landing was on runway 35.
The pilot failed to submit the NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report.
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