# Accident 19861123087439A: Cessna 180K, Lakeport, CA, November 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1986
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0403° N, 122.9309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0403&lon=-122.9309&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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123087439A

## Narrative

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

MISSING AIRCRAFT FOUND CRASHED IN TREES TWO YEARS LATER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX87LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA352), Nov 23, 1986: Cessna 180K (N66039), Lakeport, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N66039 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840924050699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924050699A), Sep 24, 1984: Cessna 180K (N66039), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Landed with crosswind and slow airspeed. Groundlooped. Left main gear collapsed. Left wing and propeller damaged.

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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