# NTSB NYC69D0171: Cessna 180, N2493C, Beaver Falls, PA, September 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1968
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA · BEAVER FALLS, PA
- Location: 40.7594° N, 80.3226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver Falls, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7594&lon=-80.3226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0171

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3348   68/9/1    BEAVER FALLS,PA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 179
        TIME - 1400                    N2493C              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2493C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2493C), registered now, S/N 30793, 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: Beaver County

## Other investigations on N2493C (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 UNK64X3849](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3849), Sep 7, 1964: Cessna 180 (N2493C), Centralhatchee, GA, 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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