# Accident 19790815022819A: Cessna 180, Gustine, CA, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gustine, CA
- Airport: Gustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2606° N, 120.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GUSTINE (3O1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2606&lon=-120.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1794C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1794C) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 128 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815022819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX79DVA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA57), Aug 15, 1979: Cessna 180 (N1794C), Gustine, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1794C (1)

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

- [Accident 19760626017539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626017539A), Jun 26, 1976: Cessna 180 (N1794C), Turlock, 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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