# Accident 19910720034279A: Cessna 180, Cody, WY, July 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Yellowstone Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5090° N, 109.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5090&lon=-109.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3343D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3343D-2018-01-18) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,892 total, 790 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720034279A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN  EXCESSIVE GUSTY CROSSWIND AND GROUND LOOPED. STATED ATTENTION DIVERTED TO FIND FLAP HANDLE

## 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 SEA91LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA185), Jul 20, 1991: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS.

## Other reports on N3343D (2)

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

- [Accident 19970608013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608013559A), Jun 8, 1997: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Hollister, CA, Destroyed. Aircrft wing struck the runway during landing, crashed and burned. (.4)the aircraft was destroyed by fire following a ground loop during a touch-and-go…
- [Accident 19820206004541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206004541A), Feb 6, 1982: Cessna 180 (N3343D), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft right wing struck N71681 propeller during taxi for takeoff.

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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