# Accident 19790803019649A: Cessna 180, Ogden, UT, August 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1979, 23:00 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2871K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2871K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,678 total, 150 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803019649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISTOOK AFB FOR CIVIL APT. STRUCK JET ARRESTING GEAR ON LANDING. FLIPPED OVER.FACTORS FATIGUE,MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 DEN79FTM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM22), Aug 3, 1979: Cessna 180K (N2871K), Ogden, UT, substantial damage

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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