# NTSB OAK70D0035: Cessna 180, N9211C, San Jose, CA, June 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1969
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&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 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2002   69/6/1    SAN JOSE,CALIF      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 440
        TIME - 1900                    N9211C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9211C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9211C-1983-08-06), registration cancelled 1983-08-06, S/N 31310 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Jose

## Other investigations on N9211C (4)

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 FTW80DPM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPM18), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9211C), Langley, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79FVD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVD38), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9211C), San Rafael, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0229), Jan 14, 1966: Cessna 180 (N9211C), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0140), Oct 2, 1965: Cessna 180 (N9211C), Reno, NV, 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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