# NTSB CHI79FEX08: Cessna 180, N3868C, Franklin, IN, November 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Franklin, IN · FRANKLIN, IN
- Location: 39.4956° N, 86.0502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4956&lon=-86.0502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEX08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3714  78/11/18   FRANKLIN,IN         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 3138
        TIME - 1255                    N3868C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISVILLE,IN              FRANKLIN,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3868C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3868C-2011-01-31), registration cancelled 2011-01-31, S/N 31016, built 1954 (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: Franklin

## 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 19781118036029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118036029A), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna 180E, Franklin, IN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3868C (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 CHI72DEE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE21), Aug 29, 1971: Cessna 180 (N3868C), Wheeling, IL, 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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