# Accident 19790526015889A: Cessna 180, Las Cruces, NM, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Crawford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9004C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9004C-2020-12-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,037 total, 202 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526015889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHECKOUT IN CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRPLANE RESULTED IN GROUND LOOP AND CRASH.

## 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 DEN79DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD10), May 26, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9004C), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9004C (2)

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

- [Incident 19930329021449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930329021449I), Mar 29, 1993: Cessna 180 (N9004C), Datal, NM, Minor damage. Pilot noticed horizon had processed 45 degrees. Landed on country road due to weather. Left gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19750529013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750529013259A), May 29, 1975: Cessna 180 (N9004C), Fabens, TX, 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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