# Accident 19831117058059A: Cessna 180A, Topeka, KS, November 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Philip Billar Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0292° N, 95.6894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0292&lon=-95.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7814A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7814A-2017-09-19) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 150 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117058059A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN PILOT'S SEAT UNLOCKED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY COLLAPSING RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 MKC84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA026), Nov 17, 1983: Cessna 180A (N7814A), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7814A (2)

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

- [Accident 20110913022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110913022339A), Sep 13, 2011: Cessna 180A (N7814A), AK, Substantial damage. Airplane was lifting off, wind changed direction and speed. Airplane turned to the left from intended direction of flight and was pushed down , left main…
- [Accident 19780319034259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319034259A), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna 180E (N7814A), Williamstown, NJ, 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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