Cessna 180 N2869A
15 April 1974 · Niland, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 April 1974 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2869A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Niland, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Niland, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2869A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Calexico, Calif → Hot Mineral Sp, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0815
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LNDG ON ROAD.HIT WIRES ON APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 1974 | Cessna 180 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1974 | Cessna 180A | Tanana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1974 | Cessna 180 | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | Reciprocals In | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1974 | Cessna 180H | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1974 | Cessna 180 | Heyburn, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1974 | Cessna 180 | Glens Falls, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |