# NTSB IAD75FID13: Cessna 180, N52002, Remo, VA, January 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1975
- Place: Remo, VA · REMO, VA
- Location: 37.8160° N, 76.3527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Remo, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8160&lon=-76.3527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FID13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0462   75/1/4    REMO,VA             CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 4000
        TIME - 0815                    N52002              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMO PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 REMO,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPD,ELECTED TO LND IN A CREEK.ACFT SUBMERGED IN 12FT OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52002](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52002-2016-12-16), registration cancelled 2016-12-16, S/N 18052436, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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: Remo Private

## 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 19750104000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750104000709A), Jan 4, 1975: Cessna 180E, Remo, VA, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain spd,elected to lnd in a creek. Acft submerged in 12FT of water.

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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