# NTSB OAK70D0113: Cessna 180, N6451X, Lone Pine, CA, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3977  69/9/14    LONE PINE,CALIF     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 495
        TIME - 1330                    N6451X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEMPLETON MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONE PINE,CALIF             MONACHE MEADOWS,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED STRIP. STRUCK BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6451X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6451X-2014-04-29), registration cancelled 2014-04-29, S/N 18050951, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (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: Templeton Meadows

## Other investigations on N6451X (2)

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 WPR11FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA304), Jul 4, 2011: Cessna 180D (N6451X), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a telephone line while flying at a low altitude in dusk lighting conditions.
- [NTSB LAX71DVM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVM42), Feb 20, 1971: Cessna 180D (N6451X), Simmler, 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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