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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Gustine, CA · August 15, 1979

Date
August 15, 1979 · 19:30 local
Place
Gustine, CA
Airport
Gustine
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1794C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DVA57
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
275 total128 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot allowed airplane to drift off runway on takeoff. Struck a fence.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ALLOWED AIRPLANE TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N1794C · 1

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