# NTSB MKC79DCD31: Cessna 180, N4626B, Lawton, IA, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- Place: Lawton, IA · LAWTON, IA
- Location: 42.4770° N, 96.1851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4770&lon=-96.1851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1549  79/7/14    LAWTON,IA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 702
        TIME - 1530                    N4626B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEMARS,IA                   LAWTON,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4626B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4626B), registered now, S/N 31524, 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: Lawton

## 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 19790714017949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714017949A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 180, Lawton, IA, Substantial damage. Acft struck power line on final approach to runway. Power lines not marked.

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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