# Incident 19820821065069I: Cessna 180, Inyokern, CA, August 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1982, 11:33 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6587° N, 117.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INYOKERN (IYK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6587&lon=-117.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2657Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2657Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821065069I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY WHIRLWIND ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N2657Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20110701012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701012819I), Jul 1, 2011: Cessna 180E (N2657Y), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. The pilot of N2657Y was performing a three-point landing at Reid hill view airport, CA. During touchdown the airplane swerved sharply to the left. A ground…
- [Accident 19740720030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720030039A), Jul 20, 1974: Cessna 180E (N2657Y), Canon City, CO, Substantial 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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