# Accident 19791203040899A: Cessna 180, Reno, NV, December 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1979, 15:02 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3330D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3330D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 25 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FXQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FXQ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203040899A

## Narrative

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

MADE BAD LANDING. FAILED TO GO AROUND. LOST CONTROL OF RUDDER. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX80FXQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FXQ10), Dec 3, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3330D), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3330D (1)

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

- [Accident 19901010044789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901010044789A), Oct 10, 1990: Cessna 180 (N3330D), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to turn off runway too fast. Began to ground loop bu unable to stop turn due to weak brake.

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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