# NTSB NYC71AN109: Cessna 180, N180AM, Tarentum, PA, May 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1971
- Place: Tarentum, PA · TARENTUM, PA
- Location: 40.6072° N, 79.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarentum, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6072&lon=-79.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0186   71/5/9    TARENTUM,PA         CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6000
        TIME - 1730                    N180AM              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMICH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASPINWALL MARINA,PA         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE DISCLOSED R FLOAT CONTAINED 6 GALS WATER IN 4 COMPARTMENTS NOT FRACTURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N180AM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180AM-1971-08-24), registration cancelled 1971-08-24, S/N 32398, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Remich

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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