# Accident 19770515023039A: Cessna 180J, Palmer, AK, May 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Bush Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7605K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7605K-2026-07-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 146 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG95) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515023039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC77DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG95), May 15, 1977: Cessna 180 (N7605K), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7605K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840123009879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840123009879I), Jan 23, 1984: Cessna 180J (N7605K), Bethel, AK. Engine quit en route due to running one tank dry. Was able to switch to other tank and obtain a restart.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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