# Incident 19790619021579I: Cessna 180F, Hatfield, MA, June 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hatfield, MA
- Airport: Pilgrim
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3729° N, 72.6037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3729&lon=-72.6037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2175Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2175Z-2007-05-31) (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 180F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619021579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF IN FLOAT PLANE FROM GRASS STRIP USING A DOLLY. DOLLY HIT LONG GRASS, PLANE SLID OFF.

## Other reports on N2175Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19970521011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970521011639A), May 21, 1997: Cessna 180F (N2175Z), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered wind shear on landing an aircraft flipped and sank. (.4)the pilot was landing a float equipped airplane in a harbor. About 100 feet above…

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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