# Accident 19861004047869A: Cessna 180, Lucerne Valley, CA, October 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA
- Airport: Soggy Dry Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5207° N, 116.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5207&lon=-116.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1750C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1750C-1989-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,965 total, 1,125 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004047869A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DUE TO GUSTING VARIABLE WINDS.

## 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 LAX87LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA007), Oct 4, 1986: Cessna 180 (N1750C), Lucerne Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1750C (2)

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

- [Incident 19791129045279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045279I), Nov 29, 1979: Cessna 180 (N1750C), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. While pulling prop through during preflight, blade struck pilot injuring him, damaging prop and hub.
- [Accident 19750824027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824027909A), Aug 24, 1975: Cessna 180 (N1750C), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. R tire deflated. Veered off rwy. Gusting to 20K.

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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