# NTSB NYC70DFA25: Cessna 180, N7815A, Willsboro, NY, June 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1970
- Place: Willsboro, NY · WILLSBORO, NY
- Location: 44.3635° N, 73.3932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willsboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3635&lon=-73.3932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2465   70/6/7    WILLSBORO,NY        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 657
        TIME - 1130                    N7815A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 533 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLSBORO,NY               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- MAIN LDG GEAR DUG IN SOFT TURF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7815A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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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