# NTSB ANC77DA027: Cessna 180, Red Devil, AK, February 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: February 6, 1977
- Place: Red Devil, AK · RED DEVIL, AK
- Location: 61.7576° N, 157.3584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Devil, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 2, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0203   77/2/6    RED DEVIL,AK        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2900
        TIME - 1630                    N91304              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   RED DEVIL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-landing roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91304, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- FAA reports: 19770206005019A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206005019A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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