# Accident 19800202002459A: Cessna 180, Lake Leelanau, MI, February 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1980, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lake Leelanau, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9807° N, 85.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Leelanau, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9807&lon=-85.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2406C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2406C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,153 total, 1,745 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202002459A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT IN DEEP SNOW ON A FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 CHI80DEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM15), Feb 2, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2406C), Lake Leelanau, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2406C (1)

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

- [Accident 19960817028621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817028621A), Aug 17, 1996: Cessna 180 (N2406C), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. Taxiing to runway 18 collided with wing of N9352U that was in runup area checking engine prior departure. (-23) pilot of C180 taxiied out to runup area for rwy…

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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