# NTSB NYC66F0285: Cessna 180, N4520B, Medford, NJ, October 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1965
- Place: Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0285-201527

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2972  65/10/13   MEDFORD NJ          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 560
        TIME - 2300                    N4520B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING W
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED AIRPORT. PARKED AIRCRAFT BRANTLY B2B N2253W SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4520B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4520B-1971-07-13), registration cancelled 1971-07-13, S/N 31419 (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: Flying W

## Other investigations on N4520B (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 NYC71FHA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHA53), May 29, 1971: Cessna 180 (N4520B), Tamiment, PA, 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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