# NTSB ANC78DAG91: Cessna 180, Montague Is, AK, August 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Montague Is, AK · MONTAGUE IS, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1404   78/8/1    MONTAGUE IS,AK      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 4200
        TIME - 1215                    N50376E             PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 639 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                MONTAGUE IS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDING ON BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50376E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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