# NTSB SEA79DYA13: Cessna 180, N224H, Driggs, ID, May 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1979
- Place: Driggs, ID · DRIGGS, ID
- Location: 43.7298° N, 111.1050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Driggs, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7298&lon=-111.1050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1026  79/5/25    DRIGGS,ID           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 405
        TIME - 1230                    N224H               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRIGGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIGBY,ID                    DRIGGS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N224H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224H), registered now, S/N 32649, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Driggs

## 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 19790525010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525010319A), May 25, 1979: Cessna 180, Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll out. Ran off runway into ditch.

## Other investigations on N224H (2)

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 SEA01LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA174), Sep 26, 2001: Cessna 180 (N224H), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was variable winds.
- [NTSB UNK66X0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0130), Mar 8, 1966: Cessna 180 (N224H), Aguey, Mexico, 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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