# Incident 19800616054469I: Mnmite M18C, Cavalier, ND, June 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cavalier, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7940° N, 97.6226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cavalier, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7940&lon=-97.6226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 220 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616054469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CLOSE THROTTLE WHILE TAXIING TO GAS PUMPS. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO VEHICLES IN PARKING LOT.

## Other reports on N18CT (1)

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

- [Incident 19910406016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406016869I), Apr 6, 1991: Mnmite M18C (N18CT), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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