NTSB MKC85LA160 — 1985-07-17 · FORT DODGE, Iowa, United States

Current FAA registration · N180DH

Make / Model: CESSNA 180J
Year of manufacture: 1975 · 10 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19750910
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A140FF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N180DH Cessna 180J None

Factual narrative

N180DH WAS LANDING ON A 6,547 X 150 FT, DRY, ASPHALT, RUNWAY WITH A LT QUARTERING HEADWIND AT 15, WITH GUST TO 20 KTS. THE PLT SAID HE MADE A FULL FLAP, FULL STALL, 3PT, LANDING. THE ACFT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RWY CENTERLINE BUT AFTER A SHORT ROLL THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LT. THE PLT APPLIED RT RUDDER BUT THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA160.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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