# Accident 19740421018389A: Cessna 180C, Elberta, AL, April 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Horak Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 30.4692° N, 87.5439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HORAK (7AL9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4692&lon=-87.5439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9377T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9377T-2007-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,653 total, 41 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421018389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT DESCENDED FROM 9500FT,CARB HEAT ON.LNDD IN PLOWED CORN FLD ON ARPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74DKJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ51), Apr 21, 1974: Cessna 180 (N9377T), Elberta, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9377T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910802034299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802034299A), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 180C (N9377T), Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. Too slow and nose high on approach. Added power abruptly,engine coughed,did not respond. Impacted on rear of floats
- [Accident 19760605014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760605014399A), Jun 5, 1976: Cessna 180C (N9377T), Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Gusting to 15K.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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