# NTSB NYC81FNC16: Cessna 180, N3336T, Greenville, ME, July 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1981
- Place: Greenville, ME · GREENVILLE, ME
- Location: 45.4662° N, 69.5780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4662&lon=-69.5780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2860  81/7/25  NR.GREENVILLE,ME      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1905                    N3336T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 62, 12620 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 5100 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREENVILLE,ME                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3336T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3336T), registered now, S/N 18051494 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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 19810725044869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725044869A), Jul 25, 1981: Cessna 180, Greenville, ME, Substantial damage. Engine quit on low altitude sign-seeing flight. Landed in trees. No preimpact malfunctions noted.

## Other investigations on N3336T (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI06CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA209), Jul 30, 2006: Cessna 180M (N3336T), Chisholm, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.

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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