# Accident 19761216038159A: Cessna 180H, Soldotna, AK, December 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1976
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Sport Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4742Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4742Q-1977-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,312 total, 310 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216038159A

## Narrative

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

12INCHES OF WET SNOW ON LAKE.

## 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 ANC77DAG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG19), Dec 16, 1976: Cessna 180 (N4742Q), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4742Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19730913040619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913040619A), Sep 13, 1973: Cessna 180H (N4742Q), Sterling, AK, Substantial damage. Misused brakes.

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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