# NTSB FTW75DPD35: Cessna 180, N2335C, Vernon, TX, April 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1975
- Place: Vernon, TX · VERNON, TX
- Location: 34.1477° N, 99.3004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1477&lon=-99.3004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0861  75/4/17    VERNON,TX           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1910                    N2335C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  52, 4857 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILBARGER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  VERNON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND SOCK WAS UNLTD.RWY PARTIALLY LIGHTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2335C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2335C-2014-12-16), registration cancelled 2014-12-16, S/N 30635, built 1953 (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: Wilbarger County

## 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 19750417008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750417008509A), Apr 17, 1975: Cessna 180, Vernon, TX, Substantial damage. Wind sock was unltd. Rwy partially lighted.

## Other investigations on N2335C (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 FTW69D0354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0354), Jan 5, 1969: Cessna 180 (N2335C), Vernon, TX, 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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