# NTSB IAD75DLQ08: Cessna 180, N2428C, Sandy Hook, KY, October 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1974
- Place: Sandy Hook, KY · SANDY HOOK, KY
- Location: 38.0935° N, 83.1224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy Hook, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0935&lon=-83.1224&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4083   74/10/9   SANDY HOOK,KY       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1540                    N2428C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 32, 841 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDY HOOK STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,KY                   SANDY HOOK,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- NOSED OVR AFTER ROLLING OVR 2ND RISE IN 1400FT DIRT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2428C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2428C), registered now, S/N 30728, 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: Sandy Hook Strip

## 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 19741009039739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009039739A), Oct 9, 1974: Cessna 180, Sandy Hook, KY, Substantial damage. Nosed ovr after rolling ovr 2nd rise in 1400FT dirt rwy.

## Other investigations on N2428C (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 ANC90LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA037), Mar 6, 1990: Cessna 180 (N2428C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE GEAR AXLE (USE OF IMPROPER BOLTS & THE WRONG NUMBER OF SHIMS), WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE AND LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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