# Incident 19800501043909I: Rhnflu RW3P75, El Cajon, CA, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 12:10 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1960G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1960G-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rhein Flugzeugbau RW 3-P75 (registry code 7600504, https://openairdocs.org/model/rhein-flugzeugbau-rw-3-p75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Porsche 678/4 (registry code 51001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/porsche-678-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RHNFLU RW3P75
- Reported engine: PORSCH 6784
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501043909I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF IGNITION WHICH IS POWERED BY BATTERY. BATTERY WAS LOW.

## Other reports on N1960G (1)

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

- [Accident 19800903041349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903041349A), Sep 3, 1980: Rhnflu RW3P75 (N1960G), Santa Ysabel, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from rough field and one landing gear failed, flying into prop and stabilizer.

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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