# NTSB MKC76FTK07: Cessna 180, N4707B, Rapid City, SD, September 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1975
- Place: Rapid City, SD · RAPID CITY, SD
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FTK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3553  75/9/23    RAPID CITY,SD       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 552
        TIME - 1630                    N4707B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERDEEN,SD                 RAPID CITY,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        REMARKS- CENTER MAIN PIVOT BOLT ON STEERABLE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY EXCESSIVELY LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4707B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707B), registered now, S/N 31605, built 1955 (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: Rapid City

## 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 19750923030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923030039A), Sep 23, 1975: Cessna 180, Rapid City, SD, Substantial damage. Center main pivot bolt on steerable tailwheel assembly excessively loose.

## Other investigations on N4707B (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 FTW71FPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA10), Oct 10, 1970: Cessna 180 (N4707B), Seagoville, TX, 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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