# Accident 19880807036439A: Cessna 180, Cascade, MT, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cascade, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1592° N, 111.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1592&lon=-111.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1509C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509C-1990-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 193 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807036439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO IMPACT WITH A UPHILL SHORT STRIP. FAILED TO FLARE FOR UPGRADE AND HAD A 15 KNOT TAILWIND.

## 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 DEN88LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA181), Aug 8, 1988: Cessna 180 (N1509C), Cascade, 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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