# Accident 19790916023809A: Cessna 180, Winnemucca, NV, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9644° N, 117.7246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnemucca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9644&lon=-117.7246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2607K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2607K-1989-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 53 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DXQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM UNIMPROVED ROAD. DUST DEVIL BLEW AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX79DXQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ38), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 180 (N2607K), No.Winnemucca, NV, 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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