# NTSB DEN81FTC19: Cessna 180, N966K, Thayne, WY, June 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1981
- Place: Thayne, WY · THAYNE, WY
- Location: 42.9199° N, 110.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thayne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9199&lon=-110.9953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2496  81/6/26    THAYNE,WY           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 283
        TIME - 2000                    N966K               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKFOOT,ID                STAR VALLEY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N966K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966K-1990-07-25), registration cancelled 1990-07-25, S/N 31298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810626036549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036549A), Jun 26, 1981: Cessna 180, Thayne, WY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ground-looped into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N966K (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 DEN85LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA054), Jan 1, 1985: Cessna 180 (N966K), Marion, MT, 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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