# Accident 19790408017449A: Cessna 180, Seneca Falls, NY, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Seneca Falls, NY
- Airport: Seneca Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9116° N, 76.7971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seneca Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9116&lon=-76.7971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4774B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4774B) (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: 582 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408017449A

## Narrative

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

AFTER PARACHUTE DROP, PLT DESCENDED FROM 7500' TO 2500'. ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND.

## 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 NYC79FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ12), Apr 8, 1979: Cessna 180 (N4774B), Seneca Falls, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4774B (1)

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

- [Accident 19730930033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930033499A), Sep 30, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4774B), Franklinville, NY, Substantial damage. R main gr enctrd plowed fld,dug in,collapsed. Brakes ckd ok.

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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