# Incident 19781225020769I: Cessna 180, Park Rapids, MN, December 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1978, 16:45 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9164° N, 95.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-95.0579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3680C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3680C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781225020769I

## Narrative

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

DURING RUNUP ON ICE AND SNOW COVERED AREA, AIRPLANE SLID FORWARD INTO A TAXIWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N3680C (3)

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

- [Accident 19930731027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027709A), Jul 31, 1993: Cessna 180 (N3680C), Sparrevohn, AK, Substantial damage. On landing, caribou ran in path. Ballooned over animal. Came down. Lost directional control. Ground looped.
- [Accident 19930206002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930206002139A), Feb 6, 1993: Cessna 180 (N3680C), Elmendorf Afb, AK, Substantial damage. Tore landing gear box out of fuselage of ski equipped aircraft during a fast turn for a running takeoff.
- [Accident 19900826036529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826036529A), Aug 26, 1990: Cessna 180A (N3680C), Lime Village, AK, Substantial damage. Allowed a wing to come up on crosswind takeoff. Right main gear and elevator struck rocks. Was able to stay airborne

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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