# NTSB LAX72DUM06: Cessna 182, N5089D, Salton Sea, CA, June 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1971
- Place: Salton Sea, CA · SALTON SEA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2243  71/6/24    SALTON SEA,CALIF    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 5000
        TIME - 1645                    N5089D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            SALTON SEA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT HOLE WHILE TAXIING,TURNED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5089D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5089D), registered now, S/N 51189, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Duster Strip

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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