# NTSB MKC71FCJ56: Cessna 180A, N7814A, Ashland, NE, April 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1971
- Place: Ashland, NE · ASHLAND, NE
- Location: 41.0403° N, 96.3713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0403&lon=-96.3713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCJ56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1114   71/4/2    ASHLAND,NEBR        CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 137
        TIME - 1830                    N7814A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALLOU STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7814A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7814A-2017-09-19), registration cancelled 2017-09-19, S/N 32711, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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: Ballou Strip

## Other investigations on N7814A (3)

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 ANC11CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA098), Sep 14, 2011: Cessna 180A (N7814A), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control when encountering a downdraft during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB MKC84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA026), Nov 17, 1983: Cessna 180A (N7814A), Topeka, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78DHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHD10), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna 180 (N7814A), Williamstown, NJ, 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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