# NTSB NYC76DFJ04: Cessna 180, N2231C, Java, NY, May 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1975
- Place: Java, NY · JAVA, NY
- Location: 42.6507° N, 78.3859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Java, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6507&lon=-78.3859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2013  75/5/10    JAVA,NY             CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 387
        TIME - 1430                    N2231C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAVA AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAVA,NY                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- DRG 180 DEG TURN AFTR LNDG PLT LEFT RWY INTO A SOFT AREA ADJACENT TO THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2231C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Java Air Park

## 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 19750510022109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750510022109A), May 10, 1975: Cessna 180E, Java, NY, Substantial damage. Drg 180 deg turn aftr lndg plt left rwy into a soft area adjacent to the rwy.

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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