# NTSB MKC70F0225: Cessna 180, N1504C, Rapid City S Dak, SD, August 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1969
- Place: Rapid City S Dak, SD · RAPID CITY S DAK, SD
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0225
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0225

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3821  69/8/31    RAPID CITY S DAK    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1131
        TIME - 1645                    N1504C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           DETROIT LAKES,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1504C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1504C-1974-05-03), registration cancelled 1974-05-03, S/N 30204 (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: Rapid City

## Other investigations on N1504C (1)

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 LAX66D0166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0166), Nov 13, 1965: Cessna 180 (N1504C), San Onofre, CA, destroyed

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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