# Accident 19790605010789A: Cessna 180K, Shafter, CA, June 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Airport: Kern Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2806K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 31 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605010789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, BLEW A TIRE AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX79DVA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA34), Jun 5, 1979: Cessna 180K (N2806K), Shafter, 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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