# Accident 19800902039309A: Cessna 180, Bevent, WI, September 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1980, 21:00 local time
- Place: Bevent, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7705° N, 89.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bevent, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7705&lon=-89.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180FS) (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: 3,740 total, 210 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800902039309A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLOR CAME OFF IN FLIGHT. CRASH LANDED IN FIELD ON NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING. IMPROPER "O" RING SEAL INSTALLED.

## 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 CHI80FEP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP52), Sep 2, 1980: Cessna 180 (N180FS), Bevent, WI, 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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