# NTSB LAX74FUM01: Cessna 180, N4648B, San Diego, CA, July 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1805  73/7/22    SAN DIEGO,CALIF     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1642
        TIME - 1640                    N4648B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 471 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIJUANA,MEX                 SAN DIEGO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT CLRD TO TKOF.UN TO STOP TURN AFT ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4648B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lindbergh

## 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 19730722019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722019339A), Jul 22, 1973: Cessna 180E, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Acft clrd to tkof. Un to stop turn aft on rwy.

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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