# Incident 19801223085169I: Cessna 180J, Kansas City, KS, December 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1980, 14:03 local time
- Place: Kansas City, KS
- Airport: Fairfax
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1481° N, 94.5997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fairfax Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1481&lon=-94.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42536, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42536) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 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/19801223085169I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TAXIING ONTO RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF HIT A LARGE UNMARKED HOLE ON EDGE OF RUNWAY AND RUNWAY INTERSECTION.

## Other reports on N42536 (2)

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

- [Accident 19991009044879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991009044879A), Oct 9, 1999: Cessna 180J (N42536), Pleasant Hill, MO, No damage. (-23) During takeoff, the pilot stated that a deer darted in front of the a/c from right to left, and she was attempting to avoid striking it when the accident…
- [Accident 19780503015612A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503015612A), May 3, 1978: Cessna 180J (N42536), Eveleth, MN, 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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