# Accident 19790303004039A: Cessna 195, St Petersburg, FL, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 16:20 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7651° N, 82.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT WHITTED (SPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7651&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2180C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2180C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,123 total, 534 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK PARKED HELICOPTER DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA79DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD46), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna 195 (N2180C), St Petersburg, FL, minor damage

## Other reports on N2180C (2)

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

- [Accident 19950807022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807022299A), Aug 7, 1995: Cessna 195B (N2180C), Macon, GA, Substantial damage. Lost power initial climbout. Smoke observed. Engine fire. Relanded hard on runway. Fire put out. Cause undetermined
- [Incident 19790324011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011309I), Mar 24, 1979: Cessna 195B (N2180C), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Right tire blew on landing rollout, plane ground looped. .

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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