# NTSB NYC68D0419: Cessna 180, N2922C, Prospect, PA, April 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1968
- Place: Prospect, PA · PROSPECT, PA
- Location: 40.8992° N, 80.0486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospect, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8992&lon=-80.0486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0419
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0419

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0731   68/4/3    PROSPECT,PA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 780
        TIME - 1650                    N2922C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 391 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNATTENDED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2922C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2922C-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 30822, built 1954 (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: Peters

## Other investigations on N2922C (2)

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 IAD05LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA008), Oct 27, 2004: Cessna 180 (N2922C), Freedom, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the takeoff resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.
- [NTSB NYC69D0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0028), Jun 2, 1968: Cessna 180 (N2922C), Freedom, PA, 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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