# NTSB ANC74DAG21: Cessna 180, N4733U, Egegik, AK, August 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1974
- Place: Egegik, AK · EGEGIK, AK
- Location: 58.2724° N, 157.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Egegik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2724&lon=-157.5131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG21-134340

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2551  74/8/23  NR.EGEGIK,ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N4733U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         EGEGIK,ALAS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4733U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4733U), registered now, S/N 18051433, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (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

## 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 19740823027079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740823027079A), Aug 23, 1974: Cessna 180G, Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Gusting to 30K.

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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