# NTSB ANC78DA060: Evangel 4500, N4501L, Togiak, AK, July 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1978
- Place: Togiak, AK · TOGIAK, AK
- Location: 59.0619° N, 160.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Togiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0619&lon=-160.3764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4345  78/7/29    TOGIAK,AK           EVANGEL 4500        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1219
        TIME - 1645                    N4501L              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOGIAK CANNERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               TOGIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4501L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4501L), registered now, S/N 001, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVANGEL 4500
- Registry model: [Evangel Air 4500-300-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300-ii) (registry code 3340106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Togiak Cannery

## 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 19780729043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729043079A), Jul 29, 1978: Evnair 4500300SERS2, Togiak, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4501L (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 ANC80DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA076), Jul 24, 1980: Evangel Air 4500 (N4501L), Bethel, 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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