# Accident 19780430007209A: Cessna 180, Owhyee, NV, April 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: Owhyee, NV
- Airport: Sheep Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N4612B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4612B) (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: 456 total, 21 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DXQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430007209A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED WIND GUST FLIPPED ACFT OVER ON TKOF.WIND VELOCITY NOPORTED.

## 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 OAK78DXQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ20), Apr 30, 1978: Cessna 180 (N4612B), Owhyee, NV, 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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