# Accident 19880604018219A: Cessna STC180, Lakeport, CA, June 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Lampson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0405° N, 122.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0405&lon=-122.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9124C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9124C-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604018219A

## Narrative

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

ROUTED BANNER TOW RELEASE ROPE INCORRECTLY. UNABLE TO RELEASE BANNER, STALLED TRYING TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 LAX88LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA211), Jun 4, 1988: Cessna 180 (N9124C), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage

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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