# Accident 19840712031809A: Cessna 180, Randsburg, CA, July 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Randsburg, CA
- Airport: Holland Camp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3896° N, 117.7306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3896&lon=-117.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4697B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697B-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712031809A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG DOWN HILL ON A 1200 FOOT STRIP. VEERED OFF ONTO A ROAD. HIT A BULLDOZER ON A BELATED GO AROUND ATTEMPT.

## 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 LAX84FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA389), Jul 12, 1984: Cessna 180 (N4697B), Randsburg, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.