# NTSB ANC79DAG40: Cessna 180, N4597B, Soldotna, AK, March 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1979
- Place: Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0563  79/3/27    SOLDOTNA,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1900
        TIME - 1145                    N4597B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLDOTNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KING SALMON,AK              SOLDOTNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4597B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4597B), registered now, S/N 31496, built 1955 (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
- Airport: Soldotna

## 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 19790327006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327006269A), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 180, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot said tail wheel began to shimmy on landing, lost directional control. Examination showed tail wheel ok.

## Other investigations on N4597B (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 ANC91LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA009), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 180 (N4597B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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