# NTSB SEA75DYA20: Cessna 180, N4969A, Lapine, OR, February 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Lapine, OR · LAPINE, OR
- Location: 43.6868° N, 121.4853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Pine, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6868&lon=-121.4853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA20-201272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0300  75/2/20    LAPINE,OR           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2000
        TIME - 1300                    N4969A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     PORTLAND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- SOFT SNOW SEVERAL INCHES DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4969A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4969A-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 32366, built 1956 (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: Lapine

## 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 19750220002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220002569A), Feb 20, 1975: Cessna 180, Lapine, OR, Substantial damage. Soft snow several inches deep.

## Other investigations on N4969A (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 ANC81DA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA023), Mar 5, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4969A), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

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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