# Accident 19810228006199A: Cessna 180K, American Fork, UT, February 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: American Fork, UT
- Airport: Cedar Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3593° N, 112.0182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CEDAR VALLEY (UT10), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3593&lon=-112.0182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2572K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,610 total, 410 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228006199A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THEN NOSED OVER ON LANDING ROLL.

## 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 DEN81FTM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM10), Feb 28, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2572K), Cedar Valley, UT, 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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