# Accident 19751020032979A: Cessna 180B, Chelsea, SD, October 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1975
- Place: Chelsea, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.1676° N, 98.7434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chelsea, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1676&lon=-98.7434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DTK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751020032979A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON DRY LAKE WHEELS HIT SOFT AREA.

## 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 MKC76DTK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK12), Oct 20, 1975: Cessna 180 (N101A), Chelsea, SD, 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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