# NTSB ANC77DA071: Cessna 180, N2418F, Mccarthy, AK, August 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1977
- Place: Mccarthy, AK · MCCARTHY, AK
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2089   77/8/8  NR.MCCARTHY,AK        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 3500
        TIME - 2100                    N2418F              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN BUTTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCCARTHY,AK                MCCARTHY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- LNDD L SIDE OF STRIP,WRECKED C-180 ON RIGHT SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2418F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2418F-1980-11-18), registration cancelled 1980-11-18, S/N 18051618, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Green Butte

## 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 19770808029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770808029429A), Aug 8, 1977: Cessna 180H, Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd l side of strip,wrecked C-180 on right side.

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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