# Accident 19740815026039A: Cessna 180, Glens Falls, NY, August 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4957A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4957A-1975-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 33 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815026039A

## Narrative

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

AFTR T/D PLT NOTED A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED LOG IN FRONT OF R FLOAT.ATMTD CLR LOG L WING ENTRD WATER.

## 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 NYC75DFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA06), Aug 15, 1974: Cessna 180 (N4957A), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage

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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