# Accident 19770515012309A: Cessna 180H, Paxson, AK, May 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Airport: Paxson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 63.0246° N, 145.5006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAXSON (PXK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0246&lon=-145.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4763U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4763U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 175 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515012309A

## Narrative

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

NOTAM STATED - PAXSON SKIIS. ACFT NOT SKI EQUIPPED.

## 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 ANC77DAG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG60), May 15, 1977: Cessna 180 (N4763U), Paxson, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4763U (2)

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

- [Accident 20150912017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150912017149A), Sep 12, 2015: Cessna 180H (N4763U), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. On approach, the wind shifted from calm to right quartering tailwind causing a loss of lift. The sink rate increased to a point that the desired point of…
- [Accident 19760525014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760525014249A), May 25, 1976: Cessna 180H (N4763U), Anchorage, AK, 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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