# Incident 19790701015349I: Cessna 180, Encampment, WY, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 16:35 local time
- Place: Encampment, WY
- Airport: Abara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2088° N, 106.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encampment, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-106.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2672Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2672Y) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 450 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/19790701015349I

## Narrative

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

STRONG GUST OF WIND AT START OF TAKEOFF ROLL CAUSED WEATHER VANE. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND TIRE BLEW.

## Other reports on N2672Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20260826011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260826011529A), Aug 26, 2026: Cessna 180E (N2672Y), Salem, OR, Substantial damage. On 08/26/2026 at approximately 1925 local time [privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 31 at sle. The aircraft bounced and the pilot was observed by the…

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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