# Incident 19841030072579I: Cessna 180, Colusa, CA, October 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1984, 08:30 local time
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21Y) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030072579I

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN FIELD. OIL WAS RUNNING ONTO WINDSHIELD. PILOT DID NOT PUT OIL CAP ON.

## Other reports on N21Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19900603017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900603017939A), Jun 3, 1990: Cessna 180 (N21Y), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control trying to land in crosswind. Veered off runway and nosed over.

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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