# Incident 19780425011899I: Cessna 180, Boulder, CO, April 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9399C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9399C) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425011899I

## Narrative

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

PLANE WAS TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY INTO DRAINAGE DITCH. OCCUPANT DEPARTED PLANE IN EXTREME HASTE.

## Other reports on N9399C (1)

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

- [Incident 19890102006269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890102006269I), Jan 2, 1989: Cessna 180 (N9399C), Haines, AK, Minor damage. Precautionary landing due to snowshower. Snow deeper than expected. Aircraft nosed up on landing roll.

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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