# NTSB IAD71DKM24: Cessna 180, N674M, Denver, NC, January 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1971
- Place: Denver, NC · DENVER, NC
- Location: 35.5456° N, 81.0447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5456&lon=-81.0447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DKM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0559  71/1/11    DENVER,NC           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N674M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,NC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N674M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N674M), registered now, S/N 50437, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (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: Private

## Other investigations on N674M (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 ANC88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA029), Feb 13, 1988: Cessna 180 (N674M), 70 Nw Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71DKM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM17), Oct 9, 1970: Cessna 180B (N674M), Denver, NC, 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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