# Accident 19741103037189A: Cessna 180, Ridgely, MD, November 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Ridgely, MD
- Airport: Pelican Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.9529° N, 75.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgely, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9529&lon=-75.8827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1717C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1717C-1977-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 12 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103037189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SHALLOW DITCH PARALLEL TO RWY.

## 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 IAD75FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG09), Nov 3, 1974: Cessna 180 (N1717C), Ridgely, MD, substantial damage

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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