# Accident 19780428015599A: Cessna 180E, Lancaster, OH, April 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1978
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7556° N, 82.6571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRFIELD COUNTY (LHQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7556&lon=-82.6571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61958 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 20 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEK13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428015599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GUARD RAIL AFTER LEAVING RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI78FEK13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK13), Apr 28, 1978: Cessna 180 (N61958), Lancaster, OH, 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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