# Accident 19770715029329A: Cessna 180J, Grand Rapids, MN, July 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1977
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Liley Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7586K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7586K-2026-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,845 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DER60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715029329A

## Narrative

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

WATER IN FLOATS.

## 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 MKC77DER60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER60), Jul 15, 1977: Cessna 180 (N7586K), Grand Rapids, MN, destroyed

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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