Cessna 180 accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin, October 14, 1996
On October 14, 1996 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Cessna 180, registered N1535C, was substantially damaged in an accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin (New Richmond airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the dual student's failure to recover from the bounced landing and the instructor pilot's failure to correct the situation in time.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 14, 1996 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- New Richmond, Wisconsin · New Richmond · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N1535C · no longer on the register · serial 30235
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The instructor pilot said that the student pilot was attempting a landing on a grass strip with a right quartering headwind. The student pilot had a series of bounces on landing. The instructor pilot took control of the airplane, but was unable to keep the airplane from nosing over onto the propeller.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, military
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 8,050 hours in all; 75 in this make and model; 95 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 6,475 as pilot in command; 1,847 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,025 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 23, 1995; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 25D Forest Lake MN at 8:00 pm
- Destination: RHN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 2,110 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 14 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1535C the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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