# NTSB NYC74FFJ13: Cessna 180, N4774B, Franklinville, NY, September 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Franklinville, NY · FRANKLINVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.3347° N, 78.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklinville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3347&lon=-78.4548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FFJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3367  73/9/30    FRANKLINVILLE,NY    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 408
        TIME - 1915                    N4774B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNDON AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLINVILLE,NY            OLEAN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GR ENCTRD PLOWED FLD,DUG IN,COLLAPSED.BRAKES CKD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4774B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4774B), registered now, S/N 31672, 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: Lyndon Airpark

## 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 19730930033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930033499A), Sep 30, 1973: Cessna 180, Franklinville, NY, Substantial damage. R main gr enctrd plowed fld,dug in,collapsed. Brakes ckd ok.

## Other investigations on N4774B (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 NYC79FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ12), Apr 8, 1979: Cessna 180 (N4774B), Seneca Falls, NY, 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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