# Accident 19830826044809A: Cessna 180, Busby, MT, August 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Busby, MT
- Airport: Jones Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4410° N, 107.0393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4410&lon=-107.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4596B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4596B) (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 O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 25 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830826044809A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING DOWNWIND ON A FARM STRIP. WIND GUST HAD RAISED THE TAIL AND PILOT LOST CONTROL.

## 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 DEN83LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA201), Aug 26, 1983: Cessna 180 (N4596B), Busby, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4596B (1)

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

- [Accident 19730326004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730326004799A), Mar 26, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4596B), Chickasha, OK, Substantial damage. R fuel tank partially collapsed. Plt aware r fuel tank not in place. Did not check fuel bfr tkof.

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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