# Accident 19771029040269A: Cessna 180E, Bidwell, OH, October 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1977
- Place: Bidwell, OH
- Airport: Green County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.9209° N, 82.2854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bidwell, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9209&lon=-82.2854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51GC-2010-07-14) (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 180E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,041 total, 900 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029040269A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA004), Oct 29, 1977: Cessna 180 (N51GC), Bidwell, OH, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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