# NTSB LAX87LA319: Cessna 180, N3164D, Glendale, AZ, August 28, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 28, 1987, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLENDALE RGNL (GEU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87LA319
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25676/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA319

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING ROLL, IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A DITCH. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 AND WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 090 DEGREES AT 10-12 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3164D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3164D), registered now, S/N 31962, 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
- Serial number: 31962
- Airframe hours: 1980
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470JI 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Smith, Stephen R.
- Registered owner: Smith, Stephen R.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 21, 1987, 31 hours before
- Airport: GEU, Glendale Muni., runway 1, 5,350 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,223 total, 4 in this make and model, 6,664 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19870828048509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870828048509A), Aug 28, 1987: Cessna 180, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway during landing and struck a ditch. Pilot inexperienced in type.

## Other investigations on N3164D (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 NYC68D0192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0192), Sep 19, 1967: Cessna 180 (N3164D), New City, NY, 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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