# NTSB CHI71DDJ02: Cessna 180F, N2157Z, Friendship, WI, July 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1970
- Place: Friendship, WI · FRIENDSHIP, WI
- Location: 43.9717° N, 89.8200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendship, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9717&lon=-89.8200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DDJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2849   70/7/3    FRIENDSHIP,WIS      CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1621                    N2157Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  36, 4400 TOTAL HOURS, 44
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PISTAKEE LAKE,ILL           FRIENDSHIP,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT HIT UNMARKED WIRES SPANNING LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2157Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2157Z), registered now, S/N 18051257, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Adams County

## Other investigations on N2157Z (2)

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 WPR12CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA170), Apr 15, 2012: Cessna 180F (N2157Z), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX74DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG03), Jul 11, 1973: Cessna 180 (N2157Z), Big Bear Cy, CA, substantial damage

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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