# Accident 19990821043039A: Cessna 180A, Bozeman, MT, August 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1999, 09:00 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8094° N, 111.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8094&lon=-111.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5359D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5359D-2017-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821043039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXING A/C TO PARKING AND BECAME DISTRACTED AND TAXIED INTO A PARKED A/C TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP.

## 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 SEA99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA147), Aug 21, 1999: Cessna 180A (N5359D), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Clearance from objects was not maintained during taxiing. Factors include the pilot's inadequate visual lookout.

## Other reports on N5359D (1)

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

- [Accident 20020722027649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020722027649A), Jul 22, 2002: Cessna 180A (N5359D), Ogallala, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to takeoff on runway 13. Pilot said that the window popped open distracting him. The airplane went off the runway to the right and…

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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