# Accident 19850604022389A: Cessna 180K, Atlantic City, WY, June 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5012° N, 108.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5012&lon=-108.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66771 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,920 total, 1,860 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850604022389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN85FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTE02), Jun 4, 1985: Cessna 180K (N66771), Atlantic City, WY, 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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