# Accident 19750806023659A: Cessna 180, Wheatland, WY, August 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1975
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Airport: Phifer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.0555° N, 104.9283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHIFER AIRFIELD (EAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0555&lon=-104.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3657C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3657C-2012-10-09) (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: 282 total, 37 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806023659A

## Narrative

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

SPRING LDG GEAR,#0741001-1,SER B665,BROKE OUTSIDE RETAINER WEDGE.NOTCH EFFECT ORIGINATED FATIGUE.

## 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 DEN76DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC10), Aug 6, 1975: Cessna 180 (N3657C), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3657C (3)

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

- [Accident 19850908047209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908047209A), Sep 8, 1985: Cessna 180 (N3657C), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Struck logroot as aircraft settled back onto ground duringdownwind takeoff attempt. Loaded with aft CG.
- [Incident 19850622073589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850622073589I), Jun 22, 1985: Cessna 180 (N3657C), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. Ground loop during rollout. Left brake disc broken at bolt holes. Jammed brake.
- [Accident 19730612015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730612015289A), Jun 12, 1973: Cessna 180 (N3657C), Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.

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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