# NTSB CHI74DEM64: Cessna 180A, N5212D, Steuben, MI, June 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1974
- Place: Steuben, MI · STEUBEN, MI
- Location: 46.1883° N, 86.4568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steuben, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1883&lon=-86.4568&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1723   74/6/1    STEUBEN,MICH        CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 132
        TIME - 1030                    N5212D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEUBEN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANISTIQUE,MICH             STEUBEN,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HOLE IN SOD RWY HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5212D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5212D), registered now, S/N 50110, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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: Steuben Field

## 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 19740601019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740601019539A), Jun 1, 1974: Cessna 180A, Steuben, MI, Substantial damage. Hole in sod rwy hidden by tall grass.

## Other investigations on N5212D (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 FTW84LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA080), Nov 26, 1983: Cessna 180A (N5212D), Portales, NM, 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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