# NTSB MIA80FLD35: Cessna 180, N61874, Sarasota, FL, January 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1980
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0996  80/1/31  NR.SARASOTA,FL        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2510
        TIME - 0635                    N61874              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHWARTZ FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SARASOTA,FL                  TAMPA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- FOGGY WINDSHIELD,DAWN TKOF.DRIFTED OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61874](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61874), registered now, S/N 18052809 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (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: Schwartz Farms

## 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 19800131002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131002489A), Jan 31, 1980: Cessna 180, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Tried to take off with fogged windshield. Ran off side of runway into a ditch.

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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