# NTSB ANC77DAA42: Cessna 180, N4968A, Harding Lake, AK, August 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1977
- Place: Harding Lake, AK · HARDING LAKE, AK
- Location: 64.4213° N, 146.8155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harding Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4213&lon=-146.8155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4084   77/8/7    HARDING LAKE,AK     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 37, 320
        TIME - 1200                    N4968A              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARDING LAKE,AK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- STUDENT  PILOT CARRYING PASSENGERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4968A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4968A), registered now, S/N 32365, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770807041799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770807041799A), Aug 7, 1977: Cessna 180, Harding Lake, AK, Destroyed. Student pilot carrying passengers.

## Other investigations on N4968A (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 CHI67F0597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0597), Apr 22, 1967: Cessna 180 (N4968A), Plymouth, MI, 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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