# Accident 19831001054259A: Cessna 180J, Silverdale, WA, October 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Silverdale, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6693° N, 122.7202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6693&lon=-122.7202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001054259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING FAST TAXI WHEN PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING HOW NOT TO GROUND LOOP.

## 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 SEA84LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA004), Oct 1, 1983: Cessna 180 (N180TC), Silverdale, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N180TC (1)

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

- [Incident 20230415008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230415008419I), Apr 15, 2023: Cessna 180J (N180TC), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Part 91 operation Cessna 172S, [privacy data omitted], serial number 172S8801, with student pilot on board had a runway excursion while landing runway 05 at…

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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