# Accident 19840924050699A: Cessna 180K, Salinas, CA, September 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1984, 13:26 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6705° N, 121.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6705&lon=-121.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66039, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66039-2013-02-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,752 total, 20 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924050699A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH CROSSWIND AND SLOW AIRSPEED. GROUNDLOOPED. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. LEFT WING AND PROPELLER DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX84LA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA496), Sep 24, 1984: Cessna 180K (N66039), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66039 (1)

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

- [Accident 19861123087439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123087439A), Nov 23, 1986: Cessna 180K (N66039), Lakeport, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Missing aircraft found crashed in trees two years later. No mechanical problems.

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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