# NTSB NYC69D0028: Cessna 180, N2922C, Freedom, PA, June 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1968
- Place: Freedom, PA · FREEDOM, PA
- Location: 40.6851° N, 80.2536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freedom, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6851&lon=-80.2536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2128   68/6/2    FREEDOM,PA          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N2922C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINDELBERGER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT MISUSED BRAKES. PLT HAD NO DUAL CHECKOUT IN TAIL WHEEL TYPE ACFT.
```

## 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: Kindelberger

## 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 NYC68D0419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0419), Apr 3, 1968: Cessna 180 (N2922C), Prospect, 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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