19870215002709A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Newhall, CA · February 15, 1987

Date
February 15, 1987 · 09:20 local
Place
Newhall, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N52184
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA117
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O470S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of a mountain. Indicated weather involved. Pilot was known to fly low and scud run.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. INDICATED WEATHER INVOLVED. PILOT WAS KNOWN TO FLY LOW AND SCUD RUN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.