# NTSB CHI76FEI19: Cessna 180H, N2703X, Vickery, OH, January 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1976
- Place: Vickery, OH · VICKERY, OH
- Location: 41.3769° N, 82.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vickery, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3769&lon=-82.9415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0392  76/1/31    VICKERY,OH          CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 4145
        TIME - 0915                    N2703X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICKERY,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH UNBROKEN SNOW.LACK OF CONTRAST FOR VIS REF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2703X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2703X-2022-07-26), registration cancelled 2022-07-26, S/N 18051503, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## 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 19760131002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760131002109A), Jan 31, 1976: Cessna 180H, Vickery, OH, Substantial damage. Frozen lake covered with unbroken snow. Lack of contrast for vis ref.

## Other investigations on N2703X (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 OAK68D0154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0154), Sep 2, 1967: Cessna 180H (N2703X), Las Vegas, NV, 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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