# NTSB LAX79DVA34: Cessna 180K, N2806K, Shafter, CA, June 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1979
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1000   79/6/5    SHAFTER,CA          CESSNA 180K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 750
        TIME - 1930                    N2806K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER-KERN CNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOCAL                        SHAFTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LEFT TIRE BLOWOUT,RIM BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2806K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shafter-Kern Cnty

## 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 19790605010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605010789A), Jun 5, 1979: Cessna 180K, Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made a hard landing, blew a tire and ground looped.

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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