# Accident 19780325017629A: Cessna 180, Phoenix, AZ, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9221C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9221C) (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: 90 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325017629A

## Narrative

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

TAILWHEEL FORK BROKE.

## 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 LAX78DUJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ43), Mar 25, 1978: Cessna 180C (N9221C), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9221C (2)

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

- [Accident 20030615011779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615011779A), Jun 15, 2003: Cessna 180 (N9221C), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 500 feet prior to touchdown, during approach on runway 25, the pilot in the right seat got on the controls with the pilot in the left…
- [Incident 19780706042599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042599I), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 180C (N9221C), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on touch and go, misused brakes, nosed up.

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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