# Accident 19810717045909A: Cessna 180, Lake Elsinore, CA, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Airport: Elsinore Paracent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2936C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2936C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,382 total, 28 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717045909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF RUN AND AIRPLANE WHEEL CONTACTED SOFT SHOULDER CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 LAX81DUG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG41), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2936C (2)

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

- [Accident 19890330005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005019A), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. Bounced and lost control on landing, came down nose and wing low collapsing the right main gear.
- [Accident 19870426011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426011609A), Apr 26, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and veered off runway. Gust of wind caused wing to hit the ground and aircraft nosed up.

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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