# NTSB ANC79DAG93: Cessna 180, N4563B, Tyonek, AK, August 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1979
- Place: Tyonek, AK · TYONEK, AK
- Location: 61.0681° N, 151.1369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyonek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0681&lon=-151.1369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2336  79/8/26  NR.TYONEK,AK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1295
        TIME - 1700                    N4563B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TYONEK,AK                    ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WING TIP COLLIDED W BRUSH DRG TKOF ON GRVL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4563B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4563B), registered now, S/N 31462 (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 19790826021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826021549A), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 180, Tyonick, AK, Substantial damage. Airplane wing hit brush during takeoff roll. Aircraft ground-looped.

## Other investigations on N4563B (4)

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 ANC05CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA062), Apr 25, 2005: Cessna 180 (N4563B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind, and…
- [NTSB ANC02LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA118), Sep 8, 2002: Cessna 180 (N4563B), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was a variable wind.
- [NTSB ANC99LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA154), Sep 26, 1999: Cessna 180 (N4563B), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ANC93LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA182), Sep 21, 1993: Cessna 180 (N4563B), Pumice Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE WIND INFORMATION, AND THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

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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