# NTSB LAX75DUG35: Cessna 180, N180BB, Desert Center, CA, February 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1975
- Place: Desert Center, CA · DESERT CENTER, CA
- Location: 33.7378° N, 115.3666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Desert Center, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7378&lon=-115.3666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0254   75/2/7  NR.DESERT CENTER,CA   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N180BB              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- REGISTERED TO FICTITIOUS ORG.PLT UNK.TOTAL ABD AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N180BB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750207002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750207002889A), Feb 7, 1975: Cessna 180, Desert Center, CA, Substantial damage. Registered to fictitious org. Plt unk. Total abd and injury index presumed.

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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