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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Atlantic City, WY · June 4, 1985

Date
June 4, 1985 · 10:00 local
Place
Atlantic City, WY
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N66771
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FTE02
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O470U
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,920 total1,860 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was unable to keep aircraft lined up with road for landing. Struck large rock and nosed over in mining pit.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP AIRCRAFT LINED UP WITH ROAD FOR LANDING. STRUCK LARGE ROCK AND NOSED OVER IN MINING PIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.