# NTSB ANC78FAG33: Cessna 180, N2714X, Mcgrath, AK, March 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1978
- Place: Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FAG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0352  78/3/11  NR.MCGRATH,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 282
        TIME - 1030                    N2714X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                MCGRATH,AK.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3-16-78.GUSTS EST 65 MPH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2714X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2714X-2009-09-30), registration cancelled 2009-09-30, S/N 18051514, built 1965 (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

## 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 19780311003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311003339A), Mar 11, 1978: Cessna 180H, Mcgrath, AK, Destroyed. Recovery date 3-16-78.gusts EST 65 mph.

## Other investigations on N2714X (5)

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 ANC76AA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA072), Feb 29, 1976: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Puntilla Lake, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71AA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA036), Jan 14, 1971: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70AA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA063), Mar 9, 1970: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Newtok, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0025), Dec 20, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0018), Oct 18, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Chefornak, 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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