# NTSB LAX80DVD17: Cessna 180, N3239D, Livermore, CA, March 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1980
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0282  80/3/30  NR.LIVERMORE,CA       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 548
        TIME - 0850                    N3239D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CA                 LIVERMORE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 30KTS.LNDG STRIP LOCATED ON HILLTOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3239D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3239D), registered now, S/N 32037, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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 19800330007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800330007569A), Mar 30, 1980: Cessna 180, Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Blown over by stong, gusty, surface winds at end of landing roll. Had come to complete stop.

## Other investigations on N3239D (2)

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 SEA06CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA156), Aug 2, 2006: Cessna 180 (N3239D), Elk City, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA83LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA184), Aug 28, 1983: Cessna 180 (N3239D), Colburn, ID, 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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