# NTSB FTW70FPA16: Cessna 180, N9002C, Cedar Hill, TX, June 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1970
- Place: Cedar Hill, TX · CEDAR HILL, TX
- Location: 32.5885° N, 96.9561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Hill, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5885&lon=-96.9561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FPA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2595  70/6/18    CEDAR HILL,TEX      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 234
        TIME - 1345                    N9002C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DE SOTO,TEX                 CEDAR HILL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SEL DWNWND TKOF DUE OBSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9002C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9002C), registered now, S/N 31050, 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: Cedar Hill

## Other investigations on N9002C (2)

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 LAX66D0347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0347), May 6, 1966: Cessna 180 (N9002C), Chiriaco, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1499), Jun 13, 1965: Cessna 180 (N9002C), Mexicali, Mexico, 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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