# Accident 19810717045959A: Cessna 180A, Challis, ID, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5058° N, 114.2283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Challis, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5058&lon=-114.2283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9748B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9748B-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 949 total, 26 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717045959A

## Narrative

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

WAS BRAKING  HARD TO AVOID OVER-RUNNING SHORT ROUGH RUNWAY. LEFT BRAKE FALED, GROUND-LOOPED. LEFT WHEEL FAILED.

## 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 SEA81DYA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA20), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 180A (N9748B), Challis, ID, 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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