# NTSB ANC77DAH27: Cessna 180, N9433C, Talkeetna, AK, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAH27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3606  77/9/18  NR.TALKEETNA,AK       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2626
        TIME - 1400                    N9433C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 244 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALKEETNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUSITNA RIVER,AK            FIRE LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED A/C STRUCK ROCK IN RVR.THEN NOSED OVER ON SAND BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9433C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9433C-2025-10-18), registration cancelled 2025-10-18, S/N 31831, built 1955 (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: Talkeetna

## 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 19770918032499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918032499A), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 180, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped a/c struck rock in RVR.then nosed over on sand bar.

## Other investigations on N9433C (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC85FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA016), Nov 12, 1984: Cessna 180 (N9433C), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

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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