# NTSB FTW77DRG29: Cessna 180, N9434C, New Braunfels, TX, February 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1977
- Place: New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0139  77/2/27    NEW BRAUNFELS,TX    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2894
        TIME - 0900                    N9434C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BRAUNFELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CIBLO,TX                    NEW BRAUNFELS,TX             SEGUIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9434C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9434C-2018-04-04), registration cancelled 2018-04-04, S/N 31832 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Braunfels

## 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 19770227002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227002749A), Feb 27, 1977: Cessna 180, New Braunfels, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9434C (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 SEA79FTA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA09), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9434C), Miles City, MT, destroyed

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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