# Accident 19831222063469A: Cessna 180K, Santa Rosa Isla, CA, December 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa Isla, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4107° N, 119.7010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4107&lon=-119.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2697K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2697K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,929 total, 697 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831222063469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED ON ROLLOUT DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX84LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA110), Dec 22, 1983: Cessna 180K (N2697K), Santa Rosa Island, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2697K (2)

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

- [Accident 20251108016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251108016729A), Nov 8, 2025: Cessna 180K (N2697K), Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. On 11/09/2025 at approximately 1630 CST, the pilot landed long due to the evening sun obscuring his vision. After touchdown, he noticed he was farther down the…
- [Incident 19830413018089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413018089I), Apr 13, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2697K), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a barricade while leaving tie down area. Pilot failed to see obstacle on right of aircraft.

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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