# Incident 19801228085079I: Cessna 180, Valencia, NM, December 28, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Valencia, NM
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3128D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3128D) (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: 750 total, 450 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/19801228085079I

## Narrative

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

ZT SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT.  THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE HAD SHORTED OUT IN THE AREA OF THE FIREWALL.

## Other reports on N3128D (1)

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

- [Incident 19810605034929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605034929I), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 180 (N3128D), Albuquerque, NM, 1 fatal. Fatal parachute incident.

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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