# Accident 19730401009299A: Cessna 180, Tecumseh, MI, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Tecumseh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.0061° N, 83.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-83.9445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2902C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2902C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 100 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AEC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEC28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401009299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING STRUCK GROUND DURING SWERVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI73AEC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEC28), Apr 1, 1973: Cessna 180 (N2902C), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2902C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750802024779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802024779A), Aug 2, 1975: Cessna 180 (N2902C), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Lndd on sod area adj to hard sfc rwy. Lost ctl,acft slid sideways into pavement.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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