# NTSB NYC75DHJ30: Cessna 180, N5370D, Brooklyn, NY, April 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1975
- Place: Brooklyn, NY · BROOKLYN, NY
- Location: 40.6501° N, 73.9496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6501&lon=-73.9496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0737   75/4/9    BROOKLYN,NY         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 990
        TIME - 1200                    N5370D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKLYN,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTS TO 20K.FLOAT EQUIPPED.FLIPPED OVER AND SUBMERGED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5370D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5370D), registered now, S/N 50268, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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 19750409008369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750409008369A), Apr 9, 1975: Cessna 180A, Brooklyn, NY, Substantial damage. Gusts to 20K.float equipped. Flipped over and submerged.

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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