# NTSB NYC76FGM44: Cessna 180, N4731U, Delmont, PA, August 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Delmont, PA · DELMONT, PA
- Location: 40.4144° N, 79.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delmont, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4144&lon=-79.5729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2892  76/8/15    DELMONT,PA          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2960
        TIME - 1330                    N4731U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2249 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARMITAGE-ARTMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  DELMONT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPD WITH FLOATS AND RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR.ROLLED DWN AN EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4731U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731U-2004-05-14), registration cancelled 2004-05-14, S/N 18051431 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Armitage-Artman

## 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 19760815026129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815026129A), Aug 15, 1976: Cessna 180G, Delmont, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was equipd with floats and retractable landing gear. Rolled dwn an embankment.

## Other investigations on N4731U (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 NYC92FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA103), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 180G (N4731U), Reynoldsville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN TREES.

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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