# NTSB LAX80DVA13: Cessna 180, N52111, Porterville, CA, February 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1980
- Place: Porterville, CA · PORTERVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.0635° N, 119.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porterville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0635&lon=-119.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0292  80/2/12    PORTERVILLE,CA      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 118
        TIME - 0900                    N52111              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALOMAR,CA                  PORTERVILLE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N52111 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Porterville

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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