# Accident 19740415009649A: Cessna 180, Niland, CA, April 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1974
- Place: Niland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.2389° N, 115.5145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2389&lon=-115.5145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2869A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2869A-1974-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740415009649A

## Narrative

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

LNDG ON ROAD.HIT WIRES ON APCH.

## 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 LAX74AL071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL071), Apr 15, 1974: Cessna 180 (N2869A), Niland, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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