# Accident 19790226037189A: Cessna 180, Mclaughlin, SD, February 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1979, 07:20 local time
- Place: Mclaughlin, SD
- Airport: Cottonwood Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7868° N, 101.0474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cottonwood Ranch Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7868&lon=-101.0474&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2698Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698Y-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,095 total, 2,976 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226037189A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GAIN FLYING SPEED ON SNOW PACKED PRIVATE RUNWAY. ABORTED TAKEOFF, NOSED OVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2698Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20090317002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317002319A), Mar 17, 2009: Cessna 180F (N2698Y), Townsend, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 17, 2009, about 1445 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180F airplane, N2698Y, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near…

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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