# NTSB CHI71FBJ29: Cessna 180, N2471C, Lansing, MI, August 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1970
- Place: Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1986  70/8/29    LANSING,MICH        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N2471C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANSING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT HAD JUST ADDED PWR TO TAXI OVR TIEDOWN CABLE WHEN BRAKE LINE FAILED. HIT N2411Y AND N7176F.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2471C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2471C), registered now, S/N 30771, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Lansing

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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