N55V (Cessna 180C) — accident record & aircraft history

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on March 8, 1938.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

October 30, 1959Accident
"a navigational omission which resulted in a lateral course error that was not detected and corrected through precision instrument flying procedures.
Douglas DC-3 · 26 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a navigational omission which resulted in a lateral course error that was not detected and corrected through precision instrument flying procedures. A contributing factor to the accident may have been preoccupation of the captain resulting from mental stress. Full accident record