# NTSB ANC76DAG99: Cessna 180, N9337T, Port Alsworth, AK, March 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1976
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK · PORT ALSWORTH, AK
- Location: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alsworth, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1578&lon=-154.3406&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 May 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG99

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0741  76/3/24    PORT ALSWORTH,AK    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 825
        TIME - 1500                    N9337T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ILIAMNA,AK                  RETURN                       PORT ALSWORTH,AK
        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 - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM FROZEN SWAMP,HIT BUMP & BECAME AIRBORNE.SETTLED INTO HILL.STOL KIT,PLT OP AS NORMAL C-180
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9337T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9337T-1981-10-16), registration cancelled 1981-10-16, S/N 50837 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (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 19760324006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760324006999A), Mar 24, 1976: Cessna 180C, Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Tkof frm frozen swamp,hit bump & became airborne. Settled into hill. Stol kit,plt op as normal C-180

## Other investigations on N9337T (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 ANC80DAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG33), Mar 4, 1980: Cessna 180C (N9337T), Kenai, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70D0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0068), Sep 21, 1969: Cessna 180C (N9337T), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.