# NTSB LAX67D0007: Cessna 180, N3316D, China Lake Ns, CA, May 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1966
- Place: China Lake Ns, CA · CHINA LAKE NS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2715  66/5/30    CHINA LAKE NS CAL   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 5042
        TIME - 1300                    N3316D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINA LAKE NAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        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                                                      75
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS BLEW AIRCRAFT TO LEFT AT END OF LANDING ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3316D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3316D-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 32114, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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
- Airport: China Lake Nas

## Other investigations on N3316D (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 CEN11LA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA579), Aug 16, 2011: Cessna 180 (N3316D), Stillwater, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's on-ground loss of control during the landing roll upon encountering a sudden wind shift and gust.

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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