# Accident 19850503016759A: Cessna 180, Las Vegas, NV, May 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1985, 14:18 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1204° N, 115.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1204&lon=-115.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4979A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4979A) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 111 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503016759A

## Narrative

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

WIND PICKED UP WING AFTER 3 POINT LANDING AND RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE CONTROL WAS REGAINED.

## 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 SEA85LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA105), May 3, 1985: Cessna 180-L (N4979A), Las Vegas, NV, 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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