# Accident 19790205002339A: Cessna 185, Cottonwood, ID, February 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, ID
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0388° N, 116.3315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTTONWOOD MUNI (S84), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0388&lon=-116.3315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80337, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,977 total, 1,069 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205002339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. SNOW WAS DEEPER THAN HE EXPECTED. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA79DYP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP10), Feb 5, 1979: Cessna 185 (N80337), Cottonwood, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80337 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811110073009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110073009A), Nov 10, 1981: Cessna A185F (N80337), Pecan Island, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional on downwind, water takeoff. Wing hit tree on bank. Aircraft rotated into canal bank.

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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