# NTSB NYC70F0010: Cessna 180, N2936C, New Salem, MA, June 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1969
- Place: New Salem, MA · NEW SALEM, MA
- Location: 42.5043° N, 72.3320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Salem, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5043&lon=-72.3320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1894   69/6/9    NEW SALEM,MASS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 975
        TIME - 0645                    N2936C              PX-  0  1  1  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 136 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- RETRIEVED PARACHUTISTS.DURING T/O ON IS ROAD,IN RESERVOIR,LOST CTL DURING ATTEMPT TO AVOID HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2936C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2936C), registered now, S/N 30836, 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: Orange

## Other investigations on N2936C (3)

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 SEA89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA060), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LOW TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AND HIS INEXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB LAX87LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA193), Apr 26, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG41), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Lake Elsinore, CA, 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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