# Accident 19730711019269A: Cessna 180F, Big Bear Cy, CA, July 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1973
- Place: Big Bear Cy, CA
- Airport: Big Bear
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2157Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 929 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730711019269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX74DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG03), Jul 11, 1973: Cessna 180 (N2157Z), Big Bear Cy, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2157Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120415005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415005679A), Apr 15, 2012: Cessna 180F (N2157Z), Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot landed in crosswind/downwind conditions, failed to maintain directional control, then ground looped the aircraft when it departed the right side of the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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