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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · San Miguel Isla, CA · May 5, 1984

Date
May 5, 1984 · 10:30 local
Place
San Miguel Isla, CA
Airport
Lester Ranch Hous
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66597
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA281
Reported as
Cessna 180K
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,020 total600 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft had just lifted off when wind caught airplane and flipped it inverted. Pilot used flaps for takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LIFTED OFF WHEN WIND CAUGHT AIRPLANE AND FLIPPED IT INVERTED. PILOT USED FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.