# NTSB ANC78DA017: Cessna 180, N91304, Kipnuk, AK, January 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1978
- Place: Kipnuk, AK · KIPNUK, AK
- Location: 59.9375° N, 164.0622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kipnuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9375&lon=-164.0622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0514  78/1/30    KIPNUK,AK           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N91304              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 29, 5450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIPNUK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   KIPNUK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- SNOW BERM NOT DISCERNIBLE FROM AIR.GUSTS TO 20KTS.OPERATOR CALLED BFR FLT,TOLD LAKE OK.TO LAND ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91304](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91304), registered now, S/N 18052040, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Kipnuk

## 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 19780130008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780130008609A), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 180H, Kipnuk, AK, Substantial damage. Snow berm not discernible from air. Gusts to 20KTS.operator called flt,told lake ok. To land on.

## Other investigations on N91304 (4)

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 ANC96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA058), Apr 27, 1996: Cessna 180H (N91304), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadvertent stall during the go around attempt. Factors in the accident were the pilot-in- command's lack of a high performance endorsement and the pilot/passenger's decision…
- [NTSB ANC79DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG46), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna 180 (N91304), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA027), Feb 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N91304), Red Devil, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD14), Oct 24, 1971: Cessna 180 (N91304), Paincourtville, LA, 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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