# NTSB NYC74DHA33: Cessna 180, N2223C, Greentown, PA, June 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1974
- Place: Greentown, PA · GREENTOWN, PA
- Location: 41.3218° N, 75.3055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3218&lon=-75.3055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DHA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1503  74/6/11    GREENTOWN,PA        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 959
        TIME - 1400                    N2223C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OBERT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENTOWN,PA                RETURN                       DODGEVILLE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED SHORT,LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.HIT SOFT SPOT BFR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2223C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2223C), registered now, S/N 30523, 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: Obert

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740611015309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611015309A), Jun 11, 1974: Cessna 180, Greentown, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed short,left gear collapsed. Hit soft spot bfr rwy.

## Other investigations on N2223C (3)

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.

- [NTSB LAX82DA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA277), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna 180 (N2223C), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76DHA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA41), Jun 28, 1976: Cessna 180 (N2223C), Greentown, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66F0128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0128), Oct 11, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2223C), Nampa, ID, 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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