# Accident 19770222002719A: Cessna 180, Harrisonburg, VA, February 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1977
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA
- Airport: Lester B Frank
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 38.4363° N, 78.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisonburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4363&lon=-78.8733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 865 total, 315 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222002719A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED,DRIFTED OFF RWY INTO TREES.

## 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 IAD77DIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA09), Feb 22, 1977: Cessna 180 (N11JW), Harrisonburg, VA, 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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