# Accident 19770101000879A: Cessna 180, Calexico, CA, January 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1977
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Calexico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.6674° N, 115.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALEXICO INTL (CXL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6674&lon=-115.5176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9389C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9389C) (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 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770101000879A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT FAILED.

## 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 LAX77DUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM11), Jan 1, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9389C), Calexico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9389C (1)

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

- [Accident 20060525010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060525010119A), May 25, 2006: Cessna 180 (N9389C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, she approached for landing on runway 34 at Merrill field, Anchorage, Alaska. She stated she flared for landing too high above 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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