Cessna 180J accident near Frankfort, New York, September 6, 1982
On September 6, 1982 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Cessna 180J, registered N46173, was substantially damaged in an accident near Frankfort, New York (Frankfort-Highland airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 6, 1982 · about 7:30 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Frankfort, New York · Frankfort-Highland · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180J · all 180Js on the register
- Registration
- N46173 · registry record · serial 180-52404
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND DURING THE LANDING WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON 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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 73 hours in all; 44 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 6 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 473 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 44 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-474R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 6B4 Frankfort NY at 3:00 pm
- Destination: 6B4 Frankfort NY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 2,500 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 167°F (75°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N46173 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 180 Skywagon 2,604 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-474R · as the NTSB recorded it
- Frankfort-Highland Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in New York 1,964 since 1982 · 249 in the last ten years
- New York 6,659 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/NYC82DA218.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.