# NTSB OAK70DVM24: Cessna 180, N2380C, King City, CA, June 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1970
- Place: King City, CA · KING CITY, CA
- Location: 36.2163° N, 121.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2163&lon=-121.1320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2678  70/6/21    KING CITY,CALIF     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 191
        TIME - 1730                    N2380C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               KING CITY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2380C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2380C-1989-04-04), registration cancelled 1989-04-04, S/N 30680 (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: Martinis

## Other investigations on N2380C (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 OAK70F0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0056), Jul 12, 1969: Cessna 180 (N2380C), Truckee, 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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