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Cessna 180 N2473C

17 April 1983 · Long Beach, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 April 1983 at about 18:32 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2473C was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:32
Classification
Accident
Location
Long Beach, California, United States
Nearest airport
Long Beach (LGB)
Coordinates
33.8109, -118.1806
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N2473C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA202

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

ACCORDING TO AN ON-DUTY, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS. AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL LANDINGS, THE PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 16R. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT REPORTEDLY PITCHED DOWNWARD, AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, THEN THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE RWY & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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