# NTSB MKC75DCJ36: Cessna 180, N9370C, Whitman, NE, October 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1974
- Place: Whitman, NE · WHITMAN, NE
- Location: 42.0419° N, 101.5232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitman, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0419&lon=-101.5232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3448  74/10/28 NR.WHITMAN,NEBR       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1630
        TIME - 1600                    N9370C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1330 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - V BAR V
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WHITMAN,NEBR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- STRUCK HORSE DRG GO-AROUND.WHEEL SEPARATED.FURTHER DMG DRG LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9370C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9370C), registered now, S/N 31768, built 1955 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: V Bar V

## 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 19741028036129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741028036129A), Oct 28, 1974: Cessna 180, Whitman, NE, Substantial damage. Struck horse drg go-around. Wheel separated. Further dmg drg ldg.

## Other investigations on N9370C (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 WPR16LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA108), May 13, 2016: Cessna 180 (N9370C), California City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A directional upset on landing due to a thermally induced atmospheric disturbance, which the pilot was unable to successfully counter due to improperly set rudder travel limits.

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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