# Accident 19831127059069A: Cessna 180A, Coalinga, CA, November 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1907° N, 120.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1907&lon=-120.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5016E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016E-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,730 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831127059069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL; GEAR COLLAPSED FROM SIDELOAD.

## 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 LAX84LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA080), Nov 27, 1983: Cessna 180A (N5016E), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5016E (1)

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

- [Accident 20070801020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070801020059A), Aug 1, 2007: Cessna 180A (N5016E), Duluth, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot airman [privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 14. Winds were 220 degrees 14 KTS. Gusting to 21 KTS. Airman noticed 2 geese on the right…

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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