# NTSB OAK76FVW07: Cessna 180, N4528B, Searchlight, NV, November 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1975
- Place: Searchlight, NV · SEARCHLIGHT, NV
- Location: 35.4554° N, 114.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searchlight, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4554&lon=-114.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3399  75/11/11 NR.SEARCHLIGHT,NV     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47,
        TIME - 1100                    N4528B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAJA,MEX                   SEARCHLIGHT,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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 QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                       15
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT ENGAGED IN FLYING ILLEGAL MARIJUANA FROM MEXICO TO USA.GUSTING TO 20K.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4528B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4528B), registered now, S/N 31427, built 1955 (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: Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751111036709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751111036709A), Nov 11, 1975: Cessna 180E, Searchlight, NV, Substantial damage. Acft engaged in flying illegal marijuana from Mexico to usa. Gusting to 20K.inj index presumed.

## Other investigations on N4528B (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 LAX81FUM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM19), Sep 9, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4528B), El Cajon, 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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