# NTSB NYC81FGM16: Cessna 180, N3327D, Apollo, PA, April 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1981
- Place: Apollo, PA · APOLLO, PA
- Location: 40.5850° N, 79.5647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apollo, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5850&lon=-79.5647&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 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0700  81/4/12    APOLLO,PA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2224
        TIME - 1645                    N3327D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 317 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KISKI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APOLLO,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN STRUT,PN 074183-2,FAILED AT LIFT-OFF.ACFT SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD DRG SUBSEQUENT LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3327D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3327D), registered now, S/N 32125 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Kiski

## 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 19810412015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015639A), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 180, Apollo, PA, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear seperated on takeoff. Landed minus right wheel.

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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