# NTSB NYC75DGT15: Cessna 182, N1144F, Belleville, PA, April 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1975
- Place: Belleville, PA · BELLEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.6066° N, 77.7198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6066&lon=-77.7198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DGT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0754   75/4/2    BELLEVILLE,PA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 846
        TIME - 1400                    N1144F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 597 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISHVALLE,PA                BELLEVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LNDD ON PROPOSED STRIP.TURNED UPHILL TO STOP ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1144F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1144F), registered now, S/N 33279, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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 19750402005809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402005809A), Apr 2, 1975: Cessna 182, Belleville, PA, Substantial damage. Lndd on proposed strip. Turned uphill to stop acft.

## Other investigations on N1144F (1)

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 LAX69D0246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0246), Jan 10, 1969: Cessna 182 (N1144F), Burbank, CA, no 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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