# NTSB CHI75DEI03: Cessna 180, N1728C, Kelly Island, OH, July 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Kelly Island, OH · KELLY ISLAND, OH
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEI03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEI03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4001  74/7/20    KELLY ISLAND,OHIO   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 816
        TIME - 1430                    N1728C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLY'S ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              KELLY ISLAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT R FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL.INADVERTENTLY APPLIED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1728C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1728C), registered now, S/N 30428, built 1953 (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: Kelly'S Island

## 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 19740720041699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720041699A), Jul 20, 1974: Cessna 180, Kelly Island, OH, Substantial damage. Plt r foot slipped off rudder pedal. Inadvertently applied brakes.

## Other investigations on N1728C (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 CHI66D0301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0301), Aug 29, 1965: Cessna 180 (N1728C), Lagrange, OH, 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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