# NTSB UNK65X1199: Cessna 180, N4930A, Rice Lake, WI, December 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1964
- Place: Rice Lake, WI · RICE LAKE, WI
- Location: 45.4856° N, 91.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4856&lon=-91.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3887  64/12/31   RICE LAKE WIS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1150
        TIME - 1700                    N4930A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROWHEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4930A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4930A), registered now, S/N 32327, 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: Arrowhead

## Other investigations on N4930A (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 CHI70DDJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DDJ26), Jun 28, 1970: Cessna 180 (N4930A), Lone Rock, WI, 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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