# Accident 19730121001329A: Cessna 180, Gillette, WY, January 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1973
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3178D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3178D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 508 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121001329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN73DTC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC17), Jan 21, 1973: Cessna 180 (N3178D), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3178D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230531014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230531014089A), May 31, 2023: Cessna 180 (N3178D), New Cumberland, PA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On may 31, 2023, at 1435 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 180 was substantially damaged when it was involved in an off-airport accident in New Cumberland, PA.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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