LAX85LA022
1984-10-08 · SANTA MONICA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport SMO
Current FAA registration · N4932A
- Make / Model
- CESSNA 180
- Year of manufacture
- 1956 · 28 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A61DDC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
PLT REPROTED, DESCENT MADE TO MDA OF 740 FT MSL AND VISUAL CONTACT MADE WITH RWY 1/2 MILE EAST OF ARPT. SLIPPED ACFT TO WITHIN 200 FT OF RWY AND MADE A WHEEL LANDING MIDFIELD. BOTH WHEELS LOCKED UP AND ACFT NOSED OVER. PLT STATED, 'I MAY HAVE HAD MY FEET ON THE BRAKES ON TOUCHDOWN.' REPORTED SURFACE WX 3 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS BELOW APCH MINIMUMS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_LAX85LA022.txt.
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