# NTSB LAX81DXQ03: Cessna 180, N9232C, Truckee, CA, November 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1980
- Place: Truckee, CA · TRUCKEE, CA
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DXQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3163  80/11/26   TRUCKEE,CA          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1400
        TIME - 1145                    N9232C              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUCKEE-TAHOE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRUCKEE,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CP,R SEAT,PROSPECTIVE BUYER,NO PREV FLT TIME,THIS MAKE/MODEL.NON-CFI PLT ALLOWED CP TO ATMT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9232C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9232C), registered now, S/N 31331, 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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe

## 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 19801126066379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126066379A), Nov 26, 1980: Cessna 180, Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. Allowed other pilot without recent experience or time in type, to make takeoff run. Lost control, ground-looped.

## Other investigations on N9232C (1)

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 OAK66D0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0242), Apr 1, 1966: Cessna 180 (N9232C), Napa, CA, 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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