# Accident 19780916029849A: Cessna 180, Jackson, WY, September 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1624C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,936 total, 3,160 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916029849A

## Narrative

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

#2 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKE,REASON NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 DEN78DTC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC39), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna 180 (N1624C), Jackson, WY, 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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