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DEN88LA067

1988-02-10 · ROUNDUP, Montana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RPX

Current FAA registration · N7661A

Make / Model
CESSNA 180
Year of manufacture
1956 · 32 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19880105
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA5A4E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PRIVATE PLT RANCHER WAS COMPLETING A WORK FLT. DURING THE FLT, THE PLT MADE 5 OFF ARPT LANDINGS IN SNOW 5 TO 6 INCHES DEEP. THE LANDING ON WHICH THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WAS MADE AT A LOCAL ARPT ON A SNOW COVERED RWY. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT SANK INTO DEEP SNOW AND NOSED OVER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW ON THE RWY WAS DETERMINED TO BE APRX 12 INCHES. NO NOTAMS PERTAINING TO SNOW ON THE RWY WERE ISSUED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BUT A NOTAM WAS ISSUED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_DEN88LA067.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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