# Accident 19900415010279A: Cessna 180, Soledad, CA, April 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Soledad, CA
- Airport: Chalone Vineyard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3910° N, 121.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3910&lon=-121.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9394C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9394C) (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 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 180 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415010279A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY STRUCK A POTHOLE 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 LAX90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA149), Apr 15, 1990: Cessna 180 (N9394C), Soledad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE GUSTY WIND AND THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

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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