# NTSB IAD75FIG09: Cessna 180, N1717C, Ridgely, MD, November 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Ridgely, MD · RIDGELY, MD
- Location: 38.9529° N, 75.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgely, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9529&lon=-75.8827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4084   74/11/3   RIDGELY,MD          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 536
        TIME - 1700                    N1717C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PELICAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGELY,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK SHALLOW DITCH PARALLEL TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1717C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1717C-1977-06-02), registration cancelled 1977-06-02, S/N 30417 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pelican Field

## 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 19741103037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103037189A), Nov 3, 1974: Cessna 180, Ridgely, MD, Substantial damage. Struck shallow ditch parallel to rwy.

## Other investigations on N1717C (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIG01), Jul 2, 1972: Cessna 180 (N1717C), Ridgely, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0027), Jun 18, 1967: Cessna 180 (N1717C), Monroeville, PA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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