# Accident 19780227019499A: Evnair 4500300, Merrill Pass, AK, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978
- Place: Merrill Pass, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N4508L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4508L-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evangel Air 4500-300 (registry code 3340104, https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVNAIR 4500300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,203 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227019499A

## Narrative

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

WX CONDITION IN PASS RPRTD BY PIREP.RECOVERY DATE 2/28/78.

## 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 ANC78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA023), Feb 27, 1978: Evangel 4500 (N4508L), Merrill Pass, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N4508L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760419009869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760419009869A), Apr 19, 1976: Evnair 4500300 (N4508L), Grand Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Tkof adj to rwy on grass area. Acft rolled thru soft sand.

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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