# Accident 19800624023179A: Cessna 140, Aguanga, CA, June 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Aguanga, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4523° N, 116.8555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguanga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4523&lon=-116.8555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76258, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76258) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,373 total, 153 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624023179A

## Narrative

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

HIT BRAKES TOO HARD DURING LANDING ON SHORT DIRT STRIP. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX80DUG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG43), Jun 24, 1980: Cessna 140 (N76258), Aguanga, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N76258 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960530017739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530017739I), May 30, 1996: Cessna 140 (N76258), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: normal flight from laughlin to Long Beach. Upon approach to 25R all normal. Slowed to land @ 60 indicated, flare of min speed, touch down 3 wheels,…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.