# Accident 19801018057649A: Norwst 35WPORTFLD, Citrus Heights, CA, October 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Citrus Heights, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6948° N, 121.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Citrus Heights, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6948&lon=-121.2880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porterfield 35W (registry code 6480108, https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-35w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SCA JR series (registry code 64501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-sca-jr-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORWST 35WPORTFLD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 59 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057649A

## Narrative

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

STUNT FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER CITY. STALLED, WENT INTO A SPIN. NO RECOVERY ATTEMPT OBSERVED.

## 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 LAX81FVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG01), Oct 18, 1980: Porterfield 35W (N18520), Citrus Heights, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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