# NTSB NYC71DNC26: Cessna 180, N2926A, Baring, ME, April 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1971
- Place: Baring, ME · BARING, ME
- Location: 45.1362° N, 67.3167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baring, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1362&lon=-67.3167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DNC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DNC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1262  71/4/23    BARING,ME           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1260
        TIME - 1020                    N2926A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CROIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARING,ME                   BANGOR,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT EQPD WITH GOODYEAR CL6HBM CASTERING GR,RWY 40FT WIDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2926A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2926A-2020-10-31), registration cancelled 2020-10-31, S/N 30126, built 1953 (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: St Croix

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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