# Incident 19790731014379I: Cessna 180J, Douglas, WY, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7548° N, 105.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7548&lon=-105.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9923N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9923N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 200 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/19790731014379I

## Narrative

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

COWL FLAP BROKE OFF IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N9923N (1)

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

- [Accident 19860303005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860303005279A), Mar 3, 1986: Cessna 180J (N9923N), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Groundlooped on the landing roll when the right brake failed. The brake cylinder o ring was dislodged.

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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