# NTSB NYC80DNC39: Cessna 180, N2520K, New London, NH, August 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1980
- Place: New London, NH · NEW LONDON, NH
- Location: 43.4157° N, 71.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New London, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4157&lon=-71.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DNC39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2850  80/8/24  NR.NEW LONDON,NH      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N2520K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 61, 7850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1405 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTRY CLUB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHUA,NJ                  NEW LONDON,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- R MAIN WHEEL DROPPED THROUGH RAMP INTO ANCIENT CESSPOOL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2520K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2520K-2011-12-21), registration cancelled 2011-12-21, S/N 18052966, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (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
- Airport: Country Club

## 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 19800824037829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037829A), Aug 24, 1980: Cessna 180K, New London, NH, Substantial damage. Airplanes wheel broke through top of cesspool while taxiing to park. Area was unmarked and unsafe.

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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