# NTSB LAX80DUG43: Cessna 140, N76258, Aguanga, CA, June 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1980
- Place: Aguanga, CA · AGUANGA, CA
- Location: 33.4523° N, 116.8555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguanga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4523&lon=-116.8555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1429  80/6/24    AGUANGA,CA          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N76258              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 1373 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            153 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FULLERTON,CA                RETURN                       AGUANGA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LOCKED BRAKES WHILE ATMTG TO STOP ON 800FT PORTION OF RWY.NEW BRAKES RECENTLY INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76258](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76258), registered now, S/N 10663 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19800624023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624023179A), Jun 24, 1980: Cessna 140, Aguanga, CA, Substantial damage. Hit brakes too hard during landing on short dirt strip. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N76258 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX66D0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0133), Oct 1, 1965: Cessna 140 (N76258), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

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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