# NTSB SEA77DYP22: Cessna 180, N180JF, Sandpoint, ID, April 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
- Location: 48.2817° N, 116.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandpoint, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1131  77/4/20    SANDPOINT,ID        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 980
        TIME - 1430                    N180JF              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDPOINT CTY-CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAYETTE,ID                  SANDPOINT,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- GUSTS TO 15KTS.SWERVED RT,GNDLOOPED TO RT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N180JF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180JF), registered now, S/N 30631, built 1953 (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: Sandpoint Cty-Co

## 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 19770420011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420011439A), Apr 20, 1977: Cessna 180, Sandpoint, ID, Substantial damage. Gusts to 15KTS.swerved rt,gndlooped to rt.

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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