# Accident 19880827035739A: Cessna 180, Hardin, WV, August 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1988, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hardin, WV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9191° N, 79.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9191&lon=-79.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2922A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2922A) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,429 total, 97 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827035739A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN THE SOD RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER INTO TREES IN A RAVINE. HAD LANDED DOWNSLOPE ON 30. SHOULD HAVE USED 12.

## 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 BFO88LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA079), Aug 27, 1988: Cessna 180 (N2922A), Harding, WV, 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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