# Accident 19790901029459A: Cessna 180, Visalia, CA, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 14:25 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Green Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3398° N, 119.3261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Green Acres Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3398&lon=-119.3261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3293D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3293D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 741 total, 123 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901029459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED, BOUNCED, AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 LAX79DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DA073), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3293D), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3293D (2)

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

- [Incident 20171012016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171012016459I), Oct 12, 2017: Cessna 180 (N3293D), Triangle Air Pa, AZ, Minor damage. On 10/12/2017, 0900, aircraft owner landed at his residential airpark and lost control during the landing rollout. The aircraft veered to the right and nosed…
- [Incident 20100712038969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100712038969I), Jul 12, 2010: Cessna 180 (N3293D), Yellow Pine, ID, Minor damage. On short final, pilot elected to perform a go-around maneuver to avoid another aircraft on an opposite direction takeoff roll. During the go-around, the pilot…

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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