# Accident 19791121033679A: Cessna 180, Utica, NY, November 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1979, 12:05 local time
- Place: Utica, NY
- Airport: Oneida Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1432° N, 75.3799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Oneida County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1432&lon=-75.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2597K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2597K) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,637 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121033679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WITH CONVENTIONAL GEAR, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL. FACTOR: PILOT SKILL.

## 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 NYC80FFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA06), Nov 21, 1979: Cessna 180K (N2597K), Utica, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2597K (1)

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

- [Incident 19820904061039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904061039I), Sep 4, 1982: Cessna 180K (N2597K), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Allowed a passenger, a certificated pilot, to land aircraft. Ground looped before CFI could correct.

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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