Cessna 180J accident near Casper, Wyoming, March 3, 1986
On March 3, 1986 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 180J, registered N9923N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Casper, Wyoming (Natrona CO. Int. 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 3, 1986 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Casper, Wyoming · Natrona CO. Int. Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180J · all 180Js on the register
- Registration
- N9923N · registry record · serial 18052578
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE FLT INSTRUCTOR, DURING THE TOUCH AND GO LANDING, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS ASCERTAINED THAT AN 'O' RING ON THE RIGHT WHEEL HAD DISLODGED, RESULTING IN ASYMMETRICAL BRAKING.
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, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,672 hours in all; 736 in this make and model; 72 in the last 90 days; 72 in the last 30 days; 1,404 as pilot in command; 123 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,325 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 20, 1985; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-S (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 10,600 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DEN86LA090.