# NTSB ANC76DAH07: Cessna 180, N26224, Chignik Lagoon, AK, April 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1976
- Place: Chignik Lagoon, AK · CHIGNIK LAGOON, AK
- Location: 56.3043° N, 158.5003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chignik Lagoon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.3043&lon=-158.5003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0897  76/4/12    CHIGNIK LAGOON,AK   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 590
        TIME - 1500                    N26224              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,AK              CHIGNIK LAGOON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- SKI,WHEEL EQUIP. LND ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26224 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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.

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