# NTSB ANC76AA057: Cessna 180, N91361, Pilot Station, AK, December 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1975
- Place: Pilot Station, AK · PILOT STATION, AK
- Location: 61.9466° N, 162.8783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Station, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9466&lon=-162.8783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3787  75/12/23   PILOT STATION,AK    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2060
        TIME - 1600                    N91361              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PILOT STATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST.MARYS,AK                 MARSHALL,AK                  PILOT STATION,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UN LND AT ARPT DUE EQUIP ON RWY. LND IN SNOW,SKI HIT HIDDEN MOUND OF ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91361](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91361-2024-07-05), registration cancelled 2024-07-05, S/N 18052045, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Pilot Station

## 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 19751223042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751223042189A), Dec 23, 1975: Cessna 180H, Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Un lnd at arpt due equip on rwy. Lnd in snow,ski hit hidden mound of ice.

## Other investigations on N91361 (2)

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 ANC23FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA042), Jun 16, 2023: Cessna 180 (N91361), Shaktoolik, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter with gusting tailwind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a tree, a loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC92LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA025), Jan 6, 1992: Cessna 180 (N91361), Atmautluak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DAWN LIGHT CONDITION AND THE SNOW ON THE RUNWAY.

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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