# NTSB SEA79DYP10: Cessna 185, N80337, Cottonwood, ID, February 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1979
- Place: Cottonwood, ID · COTTONWOOD, ID
- Location: 46.0510° N, 116.3498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0510&lon=-116.3498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0098   79/2/5    COTTONWOOD,ID       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2977
        TIME - 1145                    N80337              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1070 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTONWOOD,ID               KAMIAH,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80337](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80337), registered now, S/N 18503114, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cottonwood

## 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 19790205002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205002339A), Feb 5, 1979: Cessna 185, Cottonwood, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot was taxiing for takeoff. Snow was deeper than he expected. Aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N80337 (1)

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 FTW82DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD05), Nov 10, 1981: Cessna A185F (N80337), Pecan Island, LA, 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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