# Accident 19840219004299A: Cessna 180A, Truckee, CA, February 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1984, 15:20 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9764B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9764B) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 53 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840219004299A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAN MUD FROM BRAKES ON PREFLIGHT. RIGHT BRAKE FROZE IN FLIGHT. SWERVED ON LANDING, DAMAGED LEFT WING.

## 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 LAX84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA191), Feb 19, 1984: Cessna 180A (N9764B), Truckee, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9764B (1)

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

- [Accident 19800126007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800126007599A), Jan 26, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9764B), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of the conventional gear aircraft on takeoff with gusty crosswind.

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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