# NTSB LAX80FUA08: Cessna 205-5, N1840Z, Fullerton, CA, February 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1980
- Place: Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1413  80/2/10    FULLERTON,CA        CESSNA 205-5        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 227
        TIME - 1545                    N1840Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CA                    FULLERTON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PARKED VARGA,N4616V,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1840Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1840Z-1997-09-10), registration cancelled 1997-09-10, S/N 2050040 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205-5
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fullerton

## 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 19800210002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800210002169A), Feb 10, 1980: Cessna 2105, Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing south of runway. Attempted go-around. Became airborne. Hit parked plane. Stopped 300 ft from runway.

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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