# NTSB ATL80FLG09: Cessna 180D, N6462X, Summerton, SC, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- Place: Summerton, SC · SUMMERTON, SC
- Location: 33.6023° N, 80.3523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6023&lon=-80.3523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FLG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0673   80/5/4    SUMMERTON,SC        CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 9326
        TIME - 1400                    N6462X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 408 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROP DUSTING AREA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGEBURG,SC               SUMMERTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 800FT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6462X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crop Dusting Area

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800504011919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011919A), May 4, 1980: Cessna 180D, Summerton, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on short ag strip. Could not stop and ran off end of runway and inverted.

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.

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