# Accident 19830706034349A: Cessna 180A, Hawthorne, NV, July 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1983, 13:55 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4802° N, 118.6407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4802&lon=-118.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5328D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 157 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706034349A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIFT AS TAIL LOWERED ON A WHEEL LANDING. RAN OFF THE RUNWAY TO STOP A GROUND LOOP. WHEELS HIT SOFT SAND.

## 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 LAX83LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA323), Jul 6, 1983: Cessna 180A (N5328D), Hawthorne, NV, 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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