# Accident 19780429011619A: Cessna 180, Norwood, MA, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9305C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9305C) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,075 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429011619A

## Narrative

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

WINDS GUSTING 35 KTS.

## 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 NYC78FNA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA22), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9305C), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9305C (1)

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

- [Accident 19810530031809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530031809A), May 30, 1981: Cessna 180 (N9305C), Mankato, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing roll. Aircraft crashed off side of runway in soft berm.

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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