# Accident 19780309004009A: Cessna 182H, Spring Valley, NY, March 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1978
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7253E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7253E-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 646 total, 571 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309004009A

## Narrative

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

L WHEEL CAUGHT IN SNOW ADJ 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 NYC78FHM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM12), Mar 9, 1978: Cessna 182 (N7253E), Spring Valley, NY, 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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