# NTSB LAX67F0119: Cessna 180, N5214D, Imperial, CA, August 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1966
- Place: Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Location: 32.8388° N, 115.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8388&lon=-115.5720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2880  66/8/30    IMPERIAL CALIF      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 241
        TIME - 1900                    N5214D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 183 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5214D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5214D), registered now, S/N 50112, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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: Imperial County

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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