# Accident 19810703041399A: Cessna 180J, Walla Walla, WA, July 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1981, 16:03 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: City Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7828K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7828K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470-S (registry code 17375, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,371 total, 415 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703041399A

## Narrative

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

GROUND-LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL WHILE TUNING THE RADIO.

## 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 SEA81DYP25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP25), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 180 (N7828K), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7828K (1)

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

- [Incident 20180118006659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180118006659I), Jan 18, 2018: Cessna 180J (N7828K), Forest Lake, MN, Minor damage. Aircraft on touchdown rose up onto nose due to braking. Damage to propeller blade. No injuries.

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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