# NTSB CHI77FEX19: Cessna 182, N6454F, Middletown, IN, March 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Middletown, IN · MIDDLETOWN, IN
- Location: 40.0594° N, 85.5428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0594&lon=-85.5428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0901  77/3/30    MIDDLETOWN, IN      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1081
        TIME - 2000                    N6454F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 357 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN, IN              INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- NIGHT TAKEOFF FROM A 1280 FOOT ROUGH UNIMPROVED FIELD WITH A STAND OF ALFALFA 4 TO 5 INCHES HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6454F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6454F-1981-10-29), registration cancelled 1981-10-29, S/N 18264195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19770330008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330008399A), Mar 30, 1977: Cessna 182P, Middletown, IN, Substantial damage. Night takeoff from a 1280 foot rough unimproved field with a stand of alfalfa 4 to 5 inches high.

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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