# Accident 19790627030529A: Cessna 180, Middleton, WI, June 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Morey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (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: 940 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627030529A

## Narrative

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

GROUND-LOOPED ON LANDING. DRAGGED WING TIP. FOUND TIRE SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. HARD LANDING POSSIBLE CAUSE.

## 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 CHI79DEP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP54), Jun 27, 1979: Cessna 180 (N169N), Middleton, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N169N (1)

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

- [Accident 19840924050659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924050659A), Sep 24, 1984: Cessna 180F (N169N), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Right main tire blew out during landing causing aircraft to ground loop and nose over.

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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