# NTSB LAX74AL071: Cessna 180, N2869A, Niland, CA, April 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1974
- Place: Niland, CA · NILAND, CA
- Location: 33.2389° N, 115.5145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2389&lon=-115.5145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0815  74/4/15  NR.NILAND,CALIF       CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 5000
        TIME - 1530                    N2869A              PX-  2  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALEXICO,CALIF              HOT MINERAL SP,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LNDG ON ROAD.HIT WIRES ON APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2869A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2869A-1974-06-06), registration cancelled 1974-06-06, S/N 30069 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740415009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740415009649A), Apr 15, 1974: Cessna 180, Niland, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lndg on road. Hit wires on apch.

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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