# NTSB ANC77FAG58: Cessna 180, N6538A, Wasilla, AK, May 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1977
- Place: Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77FAG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0920  77/5/16    WASILLA,AK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 556
        TIME - 1415                    N6538A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 553 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILOS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILOS AIRPORT,AK           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6538A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6538A-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 32435, 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: Philos Airport

## 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 19770516010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770516010679A), May 16, 1977: Cessna 180, Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6538A (3)

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 ANC72FAG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAG82), Dec 19, 1971: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Northway, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG74), Oct 30, 1971: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Northway, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67F0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67F0096), Feb 10, 1967: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Tyonek, 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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