# Accident 19750521012799A: Cessna 180A, Cimarron, NM, May 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Cimarron, NM
- Airport: Philmont Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.5068° N, 104.9083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cimarron, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5068&lon=-104.9083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5219D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5219D-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 36 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521012799A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT ABT 8400FT. GUSTING TO 20K. LOW TIME IN CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT.

## 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 DEN75DQA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA45), May 21, 1975: Cessna 180 (N5219D), Cimarron, NM, substantial damage

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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