# NTSB DEN77DTC01: Robertson 180, N134H, Edgerton, WY, November 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1976
- Place: Edgerton, WY · EDGERTON, WY
- Location: 43.4141° N, 106.2478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgerton, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4141&lon=-106.2478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3646   76/11/8 NR.EDGERTON,WY        ROBERTSON 180       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1541
        TIME - 1100                    N134H               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 585 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ROLLING GRASSY TERRAIN,SOME UPSLOPE CONDITION.RECENTLY CHECKED OUT IN STOL C-180.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N134H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134H-2017-06-14), registration cancelled 2017-06-14, S/N 30568, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON 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

## 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 19761108036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761108036649A), Nov 8, 1976: Cessna 180, Edgerton, WY, Substantial damage. Rolling grassy terrain,some upslope condition. Recently checked out in stol C-180.

## Other investigations on N134H (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 DEN70F0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0077), Jul 24, 1969: Cessna 180 (N134H), Casper, WY, 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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