# NTSB ANC74DAG55: Cessna 180, N4742Q, Sterling, AK, September 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1973
- Place: Sterling, AK · STERLING, AK
- Location: 60.5372° N, 150.7647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5372&lon=-150.7647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3919  73/9/13    STERLING,ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5701
        TIME - 1755                    N4742Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPTOWNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENAI,ALAS                  STERLING,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- MISUSED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4742Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4742Q-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 18051822 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Naptowne

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730913040619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913040619A), Sep 13, 1973: Cessna 180H, Sterling, AK, Substantial damage. Misused brakes.

## Other investigations on N4742Q (2)

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 ANC77DAG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG19), Dec 16, 1976: Cessna 180 (N4742Q), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0027), Sep 5, 1969: Cessna 180H (N4742Q), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

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.

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