# Incident 19800801084479I: Cessna 140, El Cajon, CA, August 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1980, 16:03 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N2927N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2927N-1996-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 27 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/19800801084479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING CROSSWIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N2927N (1)

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

- [Accident 19940611015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940611015009A), Jun 11, 1994: Cessna STC140 (N2927N), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing the tail wheel 140. Veered sharply left collapsed right main. Wing fuselage 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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