# Accident 19800207001679A: Cessna A185F, Creston, IA, February 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Airport: Creston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0214° N, 94.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRESTON MUNI (CSQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0214&lon=-94.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7377H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7377H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 205 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207001679A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF ON WET RUNWAY. WHEEL LOCKED WITH ICE EN ROUTE. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS ON LANDING. BROKE RIGHT WHEEL

## 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 MKC80FCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD12), Feb 7, 1980: Cessna 185 (N7377H), Creston, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7377H (2)

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

- [Accident 20051020023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020023789A), Oct 20, 2005: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Halls Crossing, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was operating in an area that contained logs and other debris that drift into the canyon waterways without current. The lake is about 30 feet…
- [Incident 20030210005529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030210005529I), Feb 10, 2003: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Burrwood, LA, Minor damage. (-23) The seaplane struck a sand bar on take-off and the pilot lost aircraft control. The nose and the front tips of both floats stuck in the river sand. The…

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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