# Accident 19780319005159A: Cessna 180A, Baxter Springs, KS, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS
- Airport: Swalley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.0200° N, 94.7350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0200&lon=-94.7350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9661B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9661B) (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: 190 total, 145 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319005159A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER WHILE MAKING WHEEL LANDING ON SOFT GRASS AREA ADJ TO HSURF RWY.

## 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 MKC78DCQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ18), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna 180 (N9661B), Baxter Springs, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9661B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750406009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750406009129A), Apr 6, 1975: Cessna 180A (N9661B), Broomfield, CO, 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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