# NTSB ANC77DAA41: Cessna 180, N4635A, Beaver Creek, AK, August 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1977
- Place: Beaver Creek, AK · BEAVER CREEK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1643   77/8/1    BEAVER CREEK,AK     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 351
        TIME - 1800                    N4635A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMANS BAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                BEAVER CREEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 900FT STRIP,SOFT SAND AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4635A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4635A), registered now, S/N 32233, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Hermans Bar

## 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 19770801021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801021219A), Aug 1, 1977: Cessna 180, Beaver Creek, AK, Substantial damage. 900FT strip,soft sand at end.

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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