# NTSB NYC68D0146: Cessna 180, N1745C, The Forks, ME, September 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1967
- Place: The Forks, ME · THE FORKS, ME
- Location: 45.3362° N, 69.9673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Forks, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3362&lon=-69.9673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3177   67/9/4    THE FORKS,ME        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 800
        TIME - 1510                    N1745C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF NO 4 EXHAUST VALVE CAUSED PISTON TO BREAK AND GO THRU CRANKCASE.FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1745C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1745C-1967-12-01), registration cancelled 1967-12-01, S/N 30445 (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

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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