# NTSB OAK69D0029: Cessna 180, N2245C, Lincoln, CA, May 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1968
- Place: Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1793  68/5/18    LINCOLN,CALIF       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 126
        TIME - 1715                    N2245C              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2245C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2245C), registered now, S/N 30545 (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: Lincoln

## Other investigations on N2245C (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 ANC94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA010), Oct 8, 1993: Cessna CE-180 (N2245C), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND THE BERM ON THE AIRSTRIP.

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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