# NTSB DEN66D0194: Cessna 180, N2661Y, Witerocks, UT, January 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1966
- Place: Witerocks, UT · WITEROCKS, UT
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0194
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0194

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0011  66/1/10    WITEROCKS UT        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1250
        TIME - 1155                    N2661Y              PX-  0  0  2  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2661Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2661Y), registered now, S/N 18051161, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2661Y (5)

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 ANC83FAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAG08), May 1, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Kenai, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG28), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC80DAH14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH14), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0119), Sep 14, 1966: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Hanksville, UT, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN65D0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0031), Mar 11, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Vernal, UT, substantial damage

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.

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