# NTSB ANC79DAG04: Cessna 180, N2484F, Farewell Lake, AK, September 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1978
- Place: Farewell Lake, AK · FAREWELL LAKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3051  78/9/28    FAREWELL LAKE,AK    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N2484F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  36, 9452 TOTAL HOURS, 54
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAREWELL LK STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                FAREWELL LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- LARGE CLUMP OF HARD DIRT ON SIDE OF NARROW RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2484F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2484F), registered now, S/N 18051686, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farewell Lk Strip

## 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 19780928028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928028979A), Sep 28, 1978: Cessna 180H, Farewell Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Large clump of hard dirt on side of narrow rwy.

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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