# Accident 19810605035839A: Cessna 180, Jackson, MT, June 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1981, 11:20 local time
- Place: Jackson, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3679° N, 113.4097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3679&lon=-113.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3431Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3431Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 30 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605035839A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT HIT SOFT SPOT CAUSING AIRPLANE TO VEER, COLLAPSING ONE LANDING 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 DEN81DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI09), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 180 (N3431Y), Jackson, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3431Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790125003409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790125003409I), Jan 25, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3431Y), Athol, ID, Minor damage. Aircraft broke through snow cruse after landing and nosed up.

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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