# Accident 19780628018529A: Cessna 182H, Tipton, WY, June 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1978
- Place: Tipton, WY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.6277° N, 108.2634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6277&lon=-108.2634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3559F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3559F-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,099 total, 62 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628018529A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD.HIT A SNOW WINDROW.

## 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 DEN78FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC29), Jun 28, 1978: Cessna 182 (N3559F), Tipton, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3559F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780120000599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120000599A), Jan 20, 1978: Cessna 182J (N3559F), Rangely, CO, Substantial damage. Landing on a dirt road. Hit a snow windrow.

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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