# Accident 19770809021699A: Cessna 180, Reno, NV, August 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4670A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4670A-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 65 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809021699A

## Narrative

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

DA APPROX 9000FT.

## 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 OAK77DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ31), Aug 9, 1977: Cessna 180 (N4670A), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4670A (1)

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

- [Accident 19760705016449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705016449A), Jul 5, 1976: Cessna 180 (N4670A), Minden, NV, 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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