# NTSB MKC66D0051: Cessna 180F, N2134Z, Petersburg, ND, June 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1964
- Place: Petersburg, ND · PETERSBURG, ND
- Location: 48.0175° N, 98.0006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0175&lon=-98.0006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1489  64/6/18    PETERSBURG N DAK    CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0947                    N2134Z              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 22, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2134Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2134Z), registered now, S/N 18051234, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (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

## Other investigations on N2134Z (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 CHI90LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA183), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 180 (N2134Z), Orr, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTOR WAS ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
- [NTSB UNK64X0903](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0903), Mar 13, 1964: Cessna 180 (N2134Z), Cheyenne, WY, 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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