# NTSB NYC67F0367: Cessna 180, N3613C, Culmerville, PA, November 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1966
- Place: Culmerville, PA · CULMERVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.6542° N, 79.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culmerville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6542&lon=-79.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0367
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0367

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3765  66/11/17   CULMERVILLE PA      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 16, 0
        TIME - 2110                    N3613C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CULMERVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED WITH FULL NOSE UP ELEVATOR TRIM AND WAS ABORTED DUE TO HEAVY CONTROL FORCES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3613C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3613C), registered now, S/N 31111 (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: Culmerville

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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