# Accident 19760527019969A: Cessna 180, Lake Placid, FL, May 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1976
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Airport: Lake Placid
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4616A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4616A-2024-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527019969A

## Narrative

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

ENG STARTED WHILE PLT TURNING PROP BY HAND DUE TO DEAD BATTERY.

## 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 MIA76DLD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD58), May 27, 1976: Cessna 180 (N4616A), Lake Placid, FL, no 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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