# NTSB DIA70D0050: Cessna 180, N3143D, Stafford, VA, August 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1969
- Place: Stafford, VA · STAFFORD, VA
- Location: 38.4221° N, 77.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stafford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4221&lon=-77.4083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70D0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70D0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2322  69/8/10    STAFFORD,VA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 168
        TIME - 1925                    N3143D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- CIRCLING FARM AREA FOR INTENDED LDG ACFT STRUCK TREE DURING DESCENDING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3143D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3143D-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 31941, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3143D (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 ANC70AA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA053), Jan 4, 1970: Cessna 180 (N3143D), Karluk, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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