# NTSB DEN81FTM10: Cessna 180, N2572K, Cedar Valley, UT, February 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1981
- Place: Cedar Valley, UT · CEDAR VALLEY, UT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0373  81/2/28    CEDAR VALLEY,UT     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N2572K              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  31, 4610 TOTAL HOURS, 410
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR VALLEY,UT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2572K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Valley

## 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 19810228006199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228006199A), Feb 28, 1981: Cessna 180K, American Fork, UT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control then nosed over on landing roll.

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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