# Accident 19880903036889A: Cessna 180B, Dixie, ID, September 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Dixie, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7990° N, 115.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7990&lon=-115.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5085E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5085E-1991-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,640 total, 376 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880903036889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE TRYING TO LAND ON A SHORT MOUNTAIN STRIP.LANDED HARD BEGAN GO AROUND NOSE HIGH ROLLED INTO MORE TREES

## 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 SEA88LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA168), Sep 3, 1988: Cessna 180B (N5085E), Dixie, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5085E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861119070159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861119070159I), Nov 19, 1986: Cessna 180B (N5085E), Cuba, MO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing, aircraft came to rest on its nose.

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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