# Accident 19900720030759A: Cessna 180B, Red Bluff, CA, July 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1291° N, 122.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1291&lon=-122.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20KB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 87 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900720030759A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY AFTER BOUNCED LANDING. IMPACTED CREEK BANK. NEAREST WIND INDICATES DOWNWIND. PILOT SAYS WIND CALM

## 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 LAX90LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA261), Jul 20, 1990: Cessna 180B (N20KB), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER LANDING FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.

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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