# NTSB FTW77FPD13: Cessna 180, N4679B, Santa Anna, TX, March 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1977
- Place: Santa Anna, TX · SANTA ANNA, TX
- Location: 31.7369° N, 99.3254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Anna, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7369&lon=-99.3254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0312   77/3/7  NR.SANTA ANNA,TX      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1200
        TIME - 1900                    N4679B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LULING,TX                  SANTA ANNA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- DRAGGING LDG STRIP FOR CATTLE.GEAR COLLAPSED DRG SUBSEQUENT LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4679B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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 19770307004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770307004699A), Mar 7, 1977: Cessna 180, Santa Anna, TX, Substantial damage. Dragging ldg strip for cattle. Gear collapsed drg subsequent ldg.

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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