# Accident 19850623027369A: Cessna 180H, Murrieta, CA, June 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1985, 17:01 local time
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Airport: Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5649° N, 117.2399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Thompson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5649&lon=-117.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2451F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2451F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623027369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 LAX85LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA291), Jun 24, 1985: Cessna 180 (N2451F), Murrieta, 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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