# NTSB NYC72AN017: Cessna 180, N2481F, Greenville, ME, July 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1971
- Place: Greenville, ME · GREENVILLE, ME
- Location: 45.4662° N, 69.5780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4662&lon=-69.5780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1999  71/7/31  NR.GREENVILLE,ME      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 927
        TIME - 1000                    N2481F              PX-  0  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREENVILLE,ME                LOBSTER LAKE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LOST CTL ON TURN TO FINAL APCH. CRASHED IN SWAMP. FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2481F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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