# Accident 19851011051159A: Cessna 180, Eagle, CO, October 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1985, 08:15 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6506° N, 106.8198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6506&lon=-106.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1611C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1611C-2013-07-30) (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 O470J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011051159A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL HIT GROUND 45 DEGREE ANGLE. BLOWING SNOW,LOW CLOUDS IN AREA. HUNTING TRIP

## 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 DEN86FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA009), Oct 11, 1985: Cessna 180 (N1611C), Eagle, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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