# NTSB CHI80FEG03: Cessna 182, N1907X, West Milton, OH, November 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1979
- Place: West Milton, OH · WEST MILTON, OH
- Location: 39.9591° N, 84.3262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9591&lon=-84.3262&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2423   79/11/9 NR.WEST MILTON,OH     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2808
        TIME - 1530                    N1907X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 830 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSKALOOSA,IA               WEST MILTON,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       48
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- MISTOOK JONES ACRES FOR DESTN ARPT.LNDD IN GRASS FLD NR RWY.ENTERED PLOWED FLD TO AVOID RUF TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1907X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1907X-2012-08-20), registration cancelled 2012-08-20, S/N 18256007, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Troy Skypark

## 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 19791109030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109030839A), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna 182, West Milton, OH, Substantial damage. Made VOR approach. Saw runway, circled to land. Landed in adjacent field by mistake. Nosed over. Wrong airport.

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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