# Incident 19790809030329I: Cessna 180A, Hyannis, MA, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 21:15 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 820 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/19790809030329I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED INTO PARKED N4RL ON THE APRON.

## Other reports on N481D (1)

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

- [Incident 19810925076699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925076699I), Sep 25, 1981: Cessna 180A (N481D), Tuckernuck Isla, MA, Minor damage. Pilot had electrical failure during landing. Found broken bus bar.

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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