# Accident 19780722019779A: Cessna 180E, Long Beach, CA, July 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 17 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722019779A

## Narrative

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

X-WIND LDG.

## 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 LAX78FUA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA20), Jul 22, 1978: Cessna 180 (N55KA), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

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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