# Accident 19751111036709A: Cessna 180E, Searchlight, NV, November 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1975
- Place: Searchlight, NV
- Airport: Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.4554° N, 114.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searchlight, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4554&lon=-114.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4528B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4528B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751111036709A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGAGED IN FLYING ILLEGAL MARIJUANA FROM MEXICO TO USA.GUSTING TO 20K.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.

## 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 OAK76FVW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW07), Nov 11, 1975: Cessna 180 (N4528B), Searchlight, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4528B (1)

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

- [Accident 19810909058079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909058079A), Sep 9, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4528B), El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit, tried restart by changing tanks. Had selector off detente. One tank empty, other had 5 gallon of fuel.

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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