# Accident 19780503015612A: Cessna 180J, Eveleth, MN, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Eveleth, MN
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42536, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42536) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,628 total, 1,117 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503015612A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1076F, Cessna A185F: [Accident 19780503015611A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503015611A)

## 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 MKC78DER43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER43), May 3, 1978: Cessna 180 (N42536), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42536 (2)

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

- [Accident 19991009044879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991009044879A), Oct 9, 1999: Cessna 180J (N42536), Pleasant Hill, MO, No damage. (-23) During takeoff, the pilot stated that a deer darted in front of the a/c from right to left, and she was attempting to avoid striking it when the accident…
- [Incident 19801223085169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223085169I), Dec 23, 1980: Cessna 180J (N42536), Kansas City, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft taxiing onto runway for takeoff hit a large unmarked hole on edge of runway and runway intersection.

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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