# Accident 19880112002139A: Cessna 180, Hailey, ID, January 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1988, 11:26 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5691° N, 114.2102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5691&lon=-114.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180W-2012-10-15) (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 O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 650 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112002139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE SIDE OF A CANYON AT 7500AGL. VFR WEATHER REPORTED FOR THE AREA. NOT FOUND UNTIL 3 MONTHS AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA080), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna 180 (N180W), Hailey, ID, destroyed, 2 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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