# NTSB MKC73FCD03: Cessna 180, N1508C, Iowa City, IA, July 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1972
- Place: Iowa City, IA · IOWA CITY, IA
- Location: 41.6557° N, 91.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6557&lon=-91.5309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCD03

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2518  72/7/16    IOWA CITY,IOWA      PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 1251
        TIME - 1015                    N88344              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA CITY,IOWA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2518  72/7/16    IOWA CITY,IOWA      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1460
        TIME - 1015                    N1508C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IOWA CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA CITY,IOWA              LONE TREE IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT SEE OVER THE NOSE ON THE ACFT BECAUSE OF HIS HEIGHT 5'6''.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1508C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1508C), registered now, S/N 30208, 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Iowa City

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N88344](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88344), registered now, S/N 15962, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Iowa City

## Other investigations on N1508C (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 CHI68F0143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0143), Jul 9, 1967: Cessna 180 (N1508C), Troy, MI, 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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