# NTSB ANC77DAH42: Cessna 180, N1929C, Palmer, AK, September 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAH42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4078  77/9/10  NR.PALMER,AK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N1929C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 1580 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASSHOPPER VLY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PALMER,AK                    LOCAL
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- BUSH STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1929C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1929C), registered now, S/N 26074, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grasshopper Vly

## 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 19770910031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910031289A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 170B, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Bush strip.

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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