# NTSB NYC77FGM13: Cessna 180, N3458Y, Apollo, PA, February 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1977
- Place: Apollo, PA · APOLLO, PA
- Location: 40.5850° N, 79.5647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apollo, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5850&lon=-79.5647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0662  77/2/12    APOLLO,PA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3755
        TIME - 1215                    N3458Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1599 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KISKI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APOLLO,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FIRST 1/3RD RWY SNOW COVERED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3458Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3458Y), registered now, S/N 18051958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Kiski

## 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 19770212002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770212002509A), Feb 12, 1977: Cessna 180H, Apollo, PA, Substantial damage. First 1/3RD rwy snow covered

## Other investigations on N3458Y (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 SEA04CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA185), Sep 8, 2004: Cessna 180H (N3458Y), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain proper touchdown point for landing on the backcountry airstrip. Contributing factors were downdraft weather conditions and the pilot's excessive speed for landing.

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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