# Accident 19900208001799A: Cessna 180C, Haugan, MT, February 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Haugan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3100° N, 115.1395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3100&lon=-115.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9342T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9342T-2004-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 182 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900208001799A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NIGHT BEFORE ON HIGHWAY DUE TO SNOWSTORM. TRIED TO DEPART PARTIAL PLOWED ROAD AND SWERVED INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 DEN90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA052), Feb 8, 1990: Cessna 180C (N9342T), Haugan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY, SNOW COVERED CONDITION OF THE TAKEOFF AREA.

## Other reports on N9342T (1)

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

- [Accident 19770620015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770620015839A), Jun 20, 1977: Cessna 180C (N9342T), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Wind gusting to 40 knots.

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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