# NTSB ANC77DAH22: Cessna 180, N9478C, Rainy Pass Lod, AK, September 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1977
- Place: Rainy Pass Lod, AK · RAINY PASS LOD, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAH22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2664   77/9/6  NR.RAINY PASS LOD,AK  CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1790
        TIME - 1300                    N9478C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         RAINY PASS LOD,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO GRAVEL BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9478C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9478C-1983-02-10), registration cancelled 1983-02-10, S/N 31876 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770906025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906025299A), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 180, Rainy Pass Lod, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted into gravel bank.

## Other investigations on N9478C (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC80DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG63), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Coghill Lake, AK, substantial damage

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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