# NTSB SEA73FYC22: Cessna 180, N1787C, Sheridan, OR, March 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1973
- Place: Sheridan, OR · SHERIDAN, OR
- Location: 45.0959° N, 123.3981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0959&lon=-123.3981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FYC22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1174  73/3/21    SHERIDAN,OREG       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 436
        TIME - 1700                    N1787C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIDAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERIDAN,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1787C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1787C), registered now, S/N 30487, built 1953 (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: Sheridan

## 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 19730321011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321011529A), Mar 21, 1973: Cessna 180, Sheridan, OR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1787C (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 CHI67D0244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0244), Aug 7, 1966: Cessna 180 (N1787C), Arlington Hts, IL, substantial damage

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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