# NTSB NYC69D0443: Cessna 180, N4575B, Middlefield, MA, May 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1969
- Place: Middlefield, MA · MIDDLEFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.3484° N, 73.0151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlefield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3484&lon=-73.0151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0443
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0443

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1832   69/5/4    MIDDLEFIELD,MASS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 366
        TIME - 0810                    N4575B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLEFIELD STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT SOFT SPOT ON PRIVATE STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4575B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4575B), registered now, S/N 31474, built 1955 (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: Middlefield Strip

## Other investigations on N4575B (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 ANC81DAG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG15), Dec 9, 1980: Cessna 180 (N4575B), Whittier, AK, 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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