# Accident 19810412015639A: Cessna 180, Apollo, PA, April 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Apollo, PA
- Airport: Kiski
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5792° N, 79.6053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kiski Airport (85PN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5792&lon=-79.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3327D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3327D) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,224 total, 317 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015639A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPERATED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED MINUS RIGHT WHEEL.

## 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 NYC81FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM16), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 180 (N3327D), Apollo, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3327D (2)

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

- [Incident 19890723050309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723050309I), Jul 23, 1989: Cessna 180 (N3327D), Worthington, PA, 1 fatal. Main chute did not fully deploy. Released main chute. Entered free fall out of control. Reserve chute never opened.
- [Incident 19790613015579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613015579I), Jun 13, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3327D), Northeast, PA, 1 fatal. Main chute ended up in a streamer. Jumper waited too long to deploy reserve chute.

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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