# NTSB LAX66D0166: Cessna 180, N1504C, San Onofre, CA, November 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1965
- Place: San Onofre, CA · SAN ONOFRE, CA
- Location: 33.3811° N, 117.5731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Onofre, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3811&lon=-117.5731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0166
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0166

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3808  65/11/13   SAN ONOFRE CALIF    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N1504C              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- PASSENGERS INCLUDED 2 CHILDREN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1504C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1504C-1974-05-03), registration cancelled 1974-05-03, S/N 30204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1504C (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 MKC70F0225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0225), Aug 31, 1969: Cessna 180 (N1504C), Rapid City S Dak, SD, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.