# Accident 19841008060729A: Cessna 180, Santa Monica, CA, October 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1984, 09:30 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0095° N, 118.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0095&lon=-118.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4932A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4932A) (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 O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,967 total, 345 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841008060729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD VISUAL SIGHT OF RUNWAY AND SLIPPED TO MIDFIELD LANDING. TOUCHED DOWN WITH FEET ON BRAKES, NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX85LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA022), Oct 8, 1984: Cessna 180 (N4932A), Santa Monica, 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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