# NTSB LAX80DXQ23: Cessna 182RG, N739VH, Bridgeport, CA, March 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1980
- Place: Bridgeport, CA · BRIDGEPORT, CA
- Location: 38.2552° N, 119.2104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2552&lon=-119.2104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DXQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0456  80/3/22    BRIDGEPORT,CA       CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1200
        TIME - 1900                    N739VH              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MODESTO,CA                  BRIDGEPORT,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        REMARKS- ACTUATORS,WHICH CLOSED M/G MICROSWITCHES,DIRTY/FROZEN IN DOWN & LOCKED POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739VH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739VH), registered now, S/N R18201010, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport

## 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 19800322007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322007529A), Mar 22, 1980: Cessna R182, Bridgeport, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing roll. Failed to ascertain gear down & locked. Defective micro switches.

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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