# Accident 19831230064989A: Cessna 180, Florissant, CO, December 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Florissant, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7896° N, 104.9593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7896&lon=-104.9593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3389D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3389D) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 152 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831230064989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON NARROW SNOW PLOUGHED PRIVATE STRIP. AIRCRAFT GOT IN SNOW AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 DEN84LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA056), Dec 30, 1983: Cessna 180 (N3389D), Florissant, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3389D (1)

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

- [Accident 20081022851371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081022851371A), Oct 22, 2008: Cessna 180 (N3389D), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) At 0738 MST, on October 22, 2008, and approximately 14NM southeast of the Grand Junction airport (gjt), N3389D struck N731NX while traveling 120 knots…

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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