# NTSB DEN76FTM19: Cessna 180, N9294C, St.George, UT, March 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1976
- Place: St.George, UT · ST.GEORGE, UT
- Location: 37.1041° N, 113.5841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. George, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1041&lon=-113.5841&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0515   76/3/5    ST.GEORGE,UT        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N9294C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 5290 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.GEORGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          REXBURG,ID                  BOULDER CITY,NV              ST.GEORGE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9294C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9294C), registered now, S/N 31393 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.George Muni

## 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 19760305004939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760305004939A), Mar 5, 1976: Cessna 180, St.George, UT, 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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