# NTSB NYC74DNC09: Cessna 180, N8213V, Greenville, ME, July 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1728  73/7/19    GREENVILLE,ME       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8213V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,ME               RUSSEL POND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- AMPH FLOAT EQUIPD.LNDD ON POND TO CK CARGO SECURITY.RAN INTO HIGH VEGETATION AT EDGE OF POND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8213V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8213V), registered now, S/N 18051715, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## 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 19730719021839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730719021839A), Jul 19, 1973: Cessna 180H, Greenville, ME, Substantial damage. Amph float equipd. Lndd on pond to ck cargo security. Ran into high vegetation at edge of pond.

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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