# Accident 19790201002019A: Cessna 180K, Kamiah, ID, February 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Kamiah, ID
- Airport: Kamiah
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2198° N, 116.0138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAMIAH MUNI (S73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2198&lon=-116.0138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66449, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 672 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201002019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA79DYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP09), Feb 1, 1979: Cessna 182K (N66449), Kamiah, ID, 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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