# NTSB LAX66F0282: Cessna 180, N4764U, Gabbs, NV, February 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1966
- Place: Gabbs, NV · GABBS, NV
- Location: 38.8628° N, 117.9321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gabbs, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8628&lon=-117.9321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0282
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0282

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1190  66/2/17    GABBS NEV           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N4764U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 39, 2950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            543 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CALCULATED RISK TYPE OPERATION.SHORT STRIP,MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4764U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4764U), registered now, S/N 18051464, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4764U (2)

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 ERA12CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA029), Oct 15, 2011: Cessna 180H (N4764U), Houston, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX94LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA248), Jun 11, 1994: Cessna 180H (N4764U), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to remove the control lock prior to flight.

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.

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