# Accident 19951104035909A: Cessna 180, Placerville, CA, November 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1995, 09:58 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7296° N, 120.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7296&lon=-120.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3358D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3358D-2012-06-04) (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 O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 3,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951104035909A

## Narrative

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

AIRLINE PILOT BUZZED FRIENDS STRIP STRUCT UTILITY POLE. BURNED. NON FLYABLE MEDICAL DRUGS IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX96LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA040), Nov 4, 1995: Cessna 180 (N3358D), Placerville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional buzzing, his failure to identify an obstruction (inadequate visual lookout), and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the obstruction (utility pole).…

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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