# NTSB ANC77DAG88: Cessna 180, N4642U, Anchorage, AK, July 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3268  77/7/29    ANCHORAGE,AK        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 162
        TIME - 0630                    N4642U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                ESHAMY LAKE,AK               COGHILL LAKE,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
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4642U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4642U), registered now, S/N 18051342, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470-L](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-l) (registry code 17374, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb

## 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 19770729022269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729022269A), Jul 29, 1977: Cessna 180G, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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