- Date
- March 7, 1979
- Place
- Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52038Cessna 180J
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790307004249A
- Case key
- 137413
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0473 79/3/7 FULLERTON,CA CESSNA 180J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 109 TIME - 1415 N52038 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52038
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fullerton Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.