# Accident 19790714017949A: Cessna 180, Lawton, IA, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lawton, IA
- Airport: Lawton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4833° N, 96.2003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWTON (IA84), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4833&lon=-96.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4626B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4626B) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 175 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714017949A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK POWER LINE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY. POWER LINES NOT MARKED.

## 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 MKC79DCD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD31), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 180 (N4626B), Lawton, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4626B (1)

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

- [Incident 19861004063579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004063579I), Oct 4, 1986: Cessna 180 (N4626B), Trading Bay, AK. Became stuck in mud during taxi.

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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