# NTSB LAX80DXQ19: Cessna 180, N3AQ, Battle Mtn, NV, March 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1980
- Place: Battle Mtn, NV · BATTLE MTN, NV
- Location: 40.6284° N, 116.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6284&lon=-116.9486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DXQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2150  80/3/21    BATTLE MTN,NV       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N3AQ                PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATTLE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATTLE MTN,NV               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 10KTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3AQ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3AQ), registered now, S/N 31744, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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
- Airport: Battle Mountain

## 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 19800321007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321007059A), Mar 21, 1980: Cessna 180, Battle Mountain, NV, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of tail wheel airplane landing roll. Ground-looped.

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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