# NTSB ANC78FA009: Cessna 180, N2441C, Galena, AK, January 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1978
- Place: Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0265   78/1/1  NR.GALENA,AK          CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2441C              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 3540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GALENA,AK                   RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- NO GENERATOR ON ACFT ENG,PLT HAD TO RELY ON BATTERY POWER FOR NIGHT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2441C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2441C-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N 30741, built 1954 (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

## 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 19780101002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780101002889A), Jan 1, 1978: Cessna 180, Galena, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. No generator on acft eng,plt had to rely on battery power for nigperation.

## Other investigations on N2441C (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 MKC68F0561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0561), Apr 28, 1968: Cessna 180 (N2441C), Lemoyne, NE, 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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