Plane Crash List

Cessna 180 N2451F

24 June 1985 · Murrieta, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 June 1985 at about 00:01 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2451F, operated by Gordon L. Mountjoy, was involved in an accident near Murrieta, California, United States. 3 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 00:01
Classification
Accident
Location
Murrieta, California, United States
Nearest airport
Thompson (L86)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N2451F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gordon L. Mountjoy
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Apple Valley → Murrieta
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX85LA291

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER WHICH, THE AIRCRAFT GOT AWAY FROM HIM AND GROUND LOOPED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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