# NTSB MIA74DLA31: Cessna 180H, N9029M, Bonifay, FL, January 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1974
- Place: Bonifay, FL · BONIFAY, FL
- Location: 30.7813° N, 85.6888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonifay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7813&lon=-85.6888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0781  74/1/13    BONIFAY,FLA         CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 202
        TIME - 1500                    N9029M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BONIFAY,FLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BRAKES FROZEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- LNDD ON PASTURE BRAKES LOCKED ON 2ND APPLICATION.BRAKE ASSEMBLIES IN CORRODED,GUMMY RUSTED COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9029M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9029M), registered now, S/N 18052129, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## 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 19740113004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740113004529A), Jan 13, 1974: Cessna 180H, Bonifay, FL, Substantial damage. Lndd on pasture brakes locked on 2nd application. Brake assemblies in corroded,gummy rusted cond.

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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