# NTSB LAX71DVM42: Cessna 180D, N6451X, Simmler, CA, February 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1971
- Place: Simmler, CA · SIMMLER, CA
- Location: 35.3514° N, 119.9871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simmler, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3514&lon=-119.9871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DVM42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVM42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0189  71/2/20    SIMMLER,CALIF       CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 517
        TIME - 1300                    N6451X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               SANTA MONICA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ENG ROUGH PRIOR TKOF,HAD HISTORY OF ROUGH OPN.BRAKES STICKY,CORRODED,L BRAKE LOCKED DURG LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6451X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6451X-2014-04-29), registration cancelled 2014-04-29, S/N 18050951, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (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 N6451X (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 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.
- [NTSB OAK70D0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0113), Sep 14, 1969: Cessna 180 (N6451X), Lone Pine, CA, 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.

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