# Accident 19810124001529A: Cessna 180H, Aurora, CO, January 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1981, 08:50 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Columbine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91297 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,375 total, 83 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124001529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF WHEN PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 DEN81FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE18), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 180H (N91297), Aurora, CO, 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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