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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Kamiah, ID · February 1, 1979

Date
February 1, 1979 · 21:00 local
Place
Kamiah, ID
Airport
Kamiah
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66449
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYP09
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,120 total672 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lost sight of runway lights during landing due to snowbanks obscuring the lights. Hit a snowbank on landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY LIGHTS DURING LANDING DUE TO SNOWBANKS OBSCURING THE LIGHTS. HIT A SNOWBANK ON LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.