# NTSB MIA68F0116: Cessna 180, N1606C, Mcdonough, GA, June 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1967
- Place: Mcdonough, GA · MCDONOUGH, GA
- Location: 33.4396° N, 84.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McDonough, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4396&lon=-84.1489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2143  67/6/24    MCDONOUGH,GA        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 18, 300
        TIME - 1330                    N1606C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDONOUGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1606C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1606C-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 30306, 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: Mcdonough

## Other investigations on N1606C (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 FTW83FPM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FPM01), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 180 (N1606C), Foyil, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0229), Jul 20, 1968: Cessna 180 (N1606C), Fitzgerald, GA, 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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