# Accident 19760815026129A: Cessna 180G, Delmont, PA, August 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Delmont, PA
- Airport: Armitage-Artman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.4144° N, 79.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delmont, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4144&lon=-79.5729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4731U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731U-2004-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total, 2,249 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815026129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPD WITH FLOATS AND RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR.ROLLED DWN AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC76FGM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM44), Aug 15, 1976: Cessna 180 (N4731U), Delmont, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4731U (1)

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

- [Accident 19920609019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019069A), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 180G (N4731U), Du Bois, PA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Lost power circling to land. Crashed into trees. No usable fuel on board. Had flown max hours without refueling.

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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