# Accident 19770330008399A: Cessna 182P, Middletown, IN, March 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Middletown, IN
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.0594° N, 85.5428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0594&lon=-85.5428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6454F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6454F-1981-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 357 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330008399A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT TAKEOFF FROM A 1280 FOOT ROUGH UNIMPROVED FIELD WITH A STAND OF ALFALFA 4 TO 5 INCHES HIGH.

## 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 CHI77FEX19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX19), Mar 30, 1977: Cessna 182 (N6454F), Middletown, IN, 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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