# Accident 19771228040009A: Cessna 180C, Berlin, NH, December 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1977
- Place: Berlin, NH
- Airport: Berlin Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 44.5754° N, 71.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BERLIN RGNL (BML), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5754&lon=-71.1759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456LM-1978-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771228040009A

## Narrative

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

ICE & SNOW NOT REMOVED FROM ACFT. NO SEAT FOR SECOND PAX.

## 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 NYC78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA018), Dec 28, 1977: Cessna 180 (N456LM), Berlin, NH, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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