# Accident 19840505024709A: Cessna 180K, San Miguel Isla, CA, May 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1984, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Miguel Isla, CA
- Airport: Lester Ranch Hous
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.0397° N, 120.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Miguel Island, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0397&lon=-120.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66597, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66597-1991-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,020 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505024709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LIFTED OFF WHEN WIND CAUGHT AIRPLANE AND FLIPPED IT INVERTED. PILOT USED FLAPS FOR 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 LAX84LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA281), May 5, 1984: Cessna 180K (N66597), San Miguel Is, CA, 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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