# NTSB CHI75FEG06: Cessna 180, N2944A, Middletown, OH, August 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: Middletown, OH · MIDDLETOWN, OH
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2606  74/8/25    MIDDLETOWN,OHIO     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 301
        TIME - 1300                    N2944A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OHIO                 MIDDLETOWN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- TWT BLOCKED BY ANOTHER ACFT.TAXIED ON GRASS ADJ TO TWY.DITCH HIDDEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2944A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2944A), registered now, S/N 30144, 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: Hookfield

## 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 19740825029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740825029419A), Aug 25, 1974: Cessna 180, Middletown, OH, Substantial damage. Twt blocked by another acft. Taxied on grass adj to twy. Ditch hidden.

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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