# NTSB NYC80FHM13: Cessna 182F, N3369U, Spring Valley, NY, April 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1980
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0520   80/4/6    SPRING VALLEY,NY    CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 321
        TIME - 1415                    N3369U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,NY            BEDFORD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE TIRE CHAFED FAIRING,CREATING BRKG ACTION.DRG TAXI AFTER PREV FLT,DEPD TWY,NOSE STUCK IN MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3369U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3369U-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 18254769, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Ramapo Valley

## 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 19800406008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406008309A), Apr 6, 1980: Cessna 182F, Spring Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Nose wheel fairing slowed airplane on takeoff roll. Elevator jammed. Aborted. Ran off end of runway.

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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