# NTSB NYC71DFD18: Cessna 180, N3374D, Pepperell, MA, October 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1970
- Place: Pepperell, MA · PEPPERELL, MA
- Location: 42.6748° N, 71.5922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pepperell, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6748&lon=-71.5922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4065  70/10/31   PEPPERELL,MASS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 204
        TIME - 1100                    N3374D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORT CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEPPERELL,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- FEET RESTING LOW ON RUDDER PEDALS DRG GND ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3374D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3374D), registered now, S/N 32172, 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-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-k) (registry code 17373, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sport Center

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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