# Accident 19800903041349A: Rhnflu RW3P75, Santa Ysabel, CA, September 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ysabel, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903041349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM ROUGH FIELD AND ONE LANDING GEAR FAILED, FLYING INTO PROP AND STABILIZER.

## 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 LAX80DUM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM31), Sep 3, 1980: Rhein RW-3 (N1960G), Santa Ysable, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1960G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800501043909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501043909I), May 1, 1980: Rhnflu RW3P75 (N1960G), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Engine failed due to loss of ignition which is powered by battery. Battery was low.

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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