# Accident 19790226003689A: Cessna 180K, Missoula, MT, February 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1979, 13:37 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Johnson Bell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64211, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64211) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,684 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226003689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STARTED GROUND LOOP AFTER LANDING.PILOT HIT RUDDER HARD. RUDDER CONTROL CABLE JUMPED OFF THE PULLEY.

## 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 SEA79FTI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI08), Feb 26, 1979: Cessna 180K (N64211), Missoula, MT, 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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