# NTSB NYC71DHG06: Cessna 180, N3222D, Marietta, PA, September 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1970
- Place: Marietta, PA · MARIETTA, PA
- Location: 40.0570° N, 76.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0570&lon=-76.5517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3786  70/9/20    MARIETTA,PA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 120
        TIME - 1700                    N3222D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIETTA,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- WHEEL LDG,HELD TAILWHEEL OFF UNTIL ELEV INEFFECTIVE.TAIL BOUNCED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3222D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3222D), registered now, S/N 32020, 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: Elizabethtown

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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