# NTSB FTW77FPD07: Cessna 180, N4961A, Ballinger, TX, January 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1977
- Place: Ballinger, TX · BALLINGER, TX
- Location: 31.7391° N, 99.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ballinger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7391&lon=-99.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0047   77/1/3    BALLINGER,TX        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N4961A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 59, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUCE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  BALLINGER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY, FUEL IN RIGHT TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4961A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961A), registered now, S/N 32358, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bruce Field

## 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 19770103000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103000209A), Jan 3, 1977: Cessna 180, Ballinger, TX, Substantial damage. Left fuel tank empty, fuel in right tank.

## Other investigations on N4961A (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 ANC00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA026), Feb 8, 2000: Cessna 180 (N4961A), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site on a frozen, snow-covered lake. A factor associated with the accident was an area of drifted snow at the landing site.

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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