# Incident 19790525027959I: Cessna 180J, Inyokern, CA, May 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6544° N, 117.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inyokern, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6544&lon=-117.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52096, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52096) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525027959I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED UP WHILE EXECUTING TURN AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N52096 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040818018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818018939A), Aug 18, 2004: Cessna 180J (N52096), Pittsburg, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot decided to go around during landing attempt at Pittsburg airport (no airport identification code). During go around, the aircraft struck an object…
- [Incident 19980724021949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724021949I), Jul 24, 1998: Cessna 180J (N52096), Noatak, AK. Engine quit enroute. Landed on tundra safely. NR6 cyl swallowed valve.

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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