# NTSB SEA79DYA32: Cessna 180K, N63595, Mountain Home, ID, September 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1979
- Place: Mountain Home, ID · MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- Location: 43.1316° N, 115.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1316&lon=-115.6973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1988  79/9/23    MOUNTAIN HOME,ID    CESSNA 180K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 354
        TIME - 1755                    N63595              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT.HOME MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAILEY,ID                   MOUNTAIN HOME,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63595](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63595), registered now, S/N 18052856, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- 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: Mt.Home Muni

## 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 19790923024649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923024649A), Sep 23, 1979: Cessna 180K, Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing, 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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