# Incident 19801102078789I: Cessna 180J, Billings, MT, November 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1980, 15:26 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52197, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52197) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 600 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/19801102078789I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING ACROSS TURF AREA TO GET TO RUNWAY STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT WITH PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N52197 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850519067639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519067639A), May 19, 1985: Cessna 180J (N52197), Hooksett, NH, Substantial damage. Landed in field after drifting off intended centerline due to crosswind. Struck a bush and aircraft nosed over.

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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