# NTSB NYC75DNC24: Cessna 180, N9CG, Otter Pond, ME, February 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Otter Pond, ME · OTTER POND, ME
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DNC24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0217   75/2/8    OTTER POND,ME       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2003
        TIME - 1530                    N9CG                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SIDNEY,ME                   RETURN                       OTTER POND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- L SKI HIT SNOW DRIFT.PLT LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9CG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9CG), registered now, S/N 50732, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (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 19750208002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208002009A), Feb 8, 1975: Cessna 180C, Otter Pond, ME, Substantial damage. L ski hit snow drift. Plt lost ctl.

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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