# NTSB LAX81DUG41: Cessna 180, N2936C, Lake Elsinore, CA, July 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1981
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA · LAKE ELSINORE, CA
- Location: 33.6681° N, 117.3273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elsinore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6681&lon=-117.3273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1574  81/7/17    LAKE ELSINORE,CA    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1420                    N2936C              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            58, 16554 TOTAL HOURS, 28
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELSINORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELSINORE,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2936C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2936C), registered now, S/N 30836, built 1954 (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: Lake Elsinore

## 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 19810717045909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717045909A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 180, Lake Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff run and airplane wheel contacted soft shoulder causing crash.

## Other investigations on N2936C (3)

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 SEA89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA060), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LOW TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AND HIS INEXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB LAX87LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA193), Apr 26, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70F0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0010), Jun 9, 1969: Cessna 180 (N2936C), New Salem, MA, 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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