# NTSB IAD77DLJ03: Cessna 180, N2464C, Rougemont, NC, December 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1976
- Place: Rougemont, NC · ROUGEMONT, NC
- Location: 36.2126° N, 78.9120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rougemont, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2126&lon=-78.9120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DLJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4100  76/12/30   ROUGEMONT,NC        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 276
        TIME - 1030                    N2464C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROUGEMONT,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2464C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2464C-1979-01-17), registration cancelled 1979-01-17, S/N 30764 (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

## 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 19761230040299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761230040299A), Dec 30, 1976: Cessna 180, Rougemont, NC, 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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