# Accident 19850225004309A: Cessna 180H, Lapoint, UT, February 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lapoint, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3898° N, 109.8396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3898&lon=-109.8396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17RK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,475 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850225004309A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON MOSELY ROAD, RIGHT WHEEL STRUCK A CHUCK HOLE, RIGHT WING HIT A SNOW BANK. FLIPPED ONTO BACK.

## 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 DEN85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA087), Feb 25, 1985: Cessna 180 (N17RK), Lapoint, UT, 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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