# Accident 19800321007059A: Cessna 180, Battle Mountain, NV, March 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Airport: Battle Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5991° N, 116.8743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATTLE MOUNTAIN (BAM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5991&lon=-116.8743&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3AQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3AQ) (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: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321007059A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE LANDING ROLL. GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 LAX80DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ19), Mar 21, 1980: Cessna 180 (N3AQ), Battle Mtn, NV, substantial damage

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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