# Accident 19770516010679A: Cessna 180, Wasilla, AK, May 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1977
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Philos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 61.5664° N, 149.3076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Philos Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5664&lon=-149.3076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6538A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6538A-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 555 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770516010679A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC77FAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG58), May 16, 1977: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

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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