# NTSB NYC72FNC32: Cessna 180H, N91309, Chamberlain, ME, March 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1972
- Place: Chamberlain, ME · CHAMBERLAIN, ME
- Location: 43.8920° N, 69.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chamberlain, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8920&lon=-69.4773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0350  72/3/16    CHAMBERLAIN,ME      CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 700
        TIME - 1545                    N91309              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,ME                   CHAMBERLAIN,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE. R GR STRUT FAILED AT BOLT HOLE ATTACH POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91309](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91309-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 18052042 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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