# Accident 19870616081949A: Cessna 180, Kernville, CA, June 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7307° N, 118.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7307&lon=-118.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2477C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2477C-1990-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616081949A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO EDGE OF RUNWAY LIFTED OFF TO AVOID A BERM BUT STRUCK THE BERM AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA229), Jun 16, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2477C), Kernville, CA, destroyed

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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