# Accident 19790526023239A: Cessna 180J, Aspen, CO, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52189-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,530 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526023239A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL 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 DEN79DTE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE40), May 26, 1979: Cessna 180J (N52189), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52189 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860522022329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860522022329A), May 22, 1986: Cessna STC180 (N52189), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost directional control after touchdown in gusty conditions on a lake. Aircraft turned over and sank.
- [Accident 19801001045679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001045679A), Oct 1, 1980: Cessna 180J (N52189), Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff crash landed straight ahead. Found water in fuel. Airplane sat out in heavy rains.

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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