# NTSB OAK66D0265: Cessna 180, N5231E, Lone Pine, CA, March 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1966
- Place: Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
- Location: 36.5744° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lone Pine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5744&lon=-118.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0780  66/3/26    LONE PINE CALIF     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4500
        TIME - 1205                    N5231E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1960 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.TAIL WHEEL FAILED TO SWIVEL PROPERLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5231E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5231E-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 50531, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (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

## Other investigations on N5231E (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 ANC77DAA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA18), May 9, 1977: Cessna 180 (N5231E), Dead Horse, AK, 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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