# Accident 19830705030899A: Cessna 180, Salmon, ID, July 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Airport: Flying B Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6509° N, 114.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6509&lon=-114.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7640A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7640A-2021-09-04) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 91 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705030899A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO FENCE OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA83LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA144), Jul 6, 1983: Cessna 180 (N7640A), Salmon, 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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