# Accident 19810308008409A: Cessna 180J, Elko, NV, March 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1981, 15:20 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8250° N, 115.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKO RGNL (EKO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7510K) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,114 total, 538 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008409A

## Narrative

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

OVER CONTROLED ON CORRECTING SWERVE ON THREE POINT LANDING. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 LAX81DXQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ14), Mar 8, 1981: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Elko, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7510K (3)

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

- [Incident 20060616015609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060616015609I), Jun 16, 2006: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Lake Crystal, MN. (-23) The airman made an emergency landing on highway 60 due to deteriorating weather conditions and approaching nightfall. He departed st. louis, MO (1H0) for…
- [Accident 19890406006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406006529A), Apr 6, 1989: Cessna 180 (N7510K), Marshall, MN, Substantial damage. A defective weld at the muffler allowed tail pipe to separate. Exhaust caused engine fire. Flipped over on landing.
- [Accident 19801223077409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223077409A), Dec 23, 1980: Cessna 180J (N7510K), Thompson, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot reversed course because of weather & landed at first available airport. Made hard landing in haste.

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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