# NTSB CHI69D0568: Cessna 180, N2974C, Walkerville, MI, March 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1969
- Place: Walkerville, MI · WALKERVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.7147° N, 86.1259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walkerville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7147&lon=-86.1259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0568
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0568

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0846  69/3/29    WALKERVILLE,MICH    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 364
        TIME - 1230                    N2974C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHASE FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 6 IN CRUSTED SNOW ON PRIVATE STRIP. BROKE THRU.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2974C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chase Farm

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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