# Accident 19800302004419A: Cessna 180K, Death Valley, CA, March 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1980, 12:05 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Airport: Furnace Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4605° N, 116.8798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FURNACE CREEK (L06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4605&lon=-116.8798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581K) (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 180K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,478 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRPLANE ON LANDING ROLL. LACKED EXPERIENCE IN TYPE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2581K (1)

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

- [Incident 20150512008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150512008379I), May 12, 2015: Cessna 180K (N2581K), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed and blew a tire. Minor damage to left wing. Scratched wing tip.

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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