# Accident 19771127040719A: Cessna 180H, Belington, WV, November 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1977
- Place: Belington, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.0151° N, 79.9409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0151&lon=-79.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3480Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771127040719A

## 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 IAD78DIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ03), Nov 27, 1977: Cessna 180 (N3480Y), Belington, WV, 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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