# Accident 20110703012449A: Cessna 180D, Santa Paula, CA, July 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2011, 20:00 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3261° N, 119.0814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3261&lon=-119.0814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6451X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6451X-2014-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110703012449A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS MAKING LANDINGS AT SZP AND DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO MAKE A LOW PASS OVER AN ADJACENT RIVERBED.  THE AIRCRAFT SEVERED A TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION WIRE WITH THE RIGHT WING.  AFTER IMPACTING THE WIRE THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND PANCAKED ONTO THE DRY RIVERBED.  THE POINT OF WIRE IMPACT TO FINAL SETTLEMENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AND A FIRE ENSUED. THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE WERE SEVERELY BURNED AND DAMAGED.  THE EMPENNAGE AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED, BUT RECOGNIZABLE. TEARDOWN OF ENGINE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.  INSPECTED CABLES FOR FLIGHT CONTROLS.  NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.  RADIO AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT WERE UNIDENTIFIABLE.  TWO INSTRUMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS A GYRO HORIZON AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE GAGE.  ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTATION WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE.

## 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 WPR11FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA304), Jul 4, 2011: Cessna 180D (N6451X), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a telephone line while flying at a low altitude in dusk lighting 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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