# Accident 19870215002709A: Cessna 180J, Newhall, CA, February 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1987, 09:20 local time
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3593° N, 118.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3593&lon=-118.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52184, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52184-1988-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870215002709A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA117), Feb 15, 1987: Cessna 180J (N52184), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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