# Accident 19860622026479A: Cessna 180K, Ronan, MT, June 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1986, 15:50 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5308° N, 114.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5308&lon=-114.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61999, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 190 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622026479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SEAT CAME UNLATCHED AND SLID BACK ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN86LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA172), Jun 22, 1986: Cessna 180K (N61999), Ronan, MT, 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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