# NTSB ANC80DA076: Evangel Air 4500, N4501L, Bethel, AK, July 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1980
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2359  80/7/24    BETHEL,AK           EVANGEL AIR 4500    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3326
        TIME - 1645                    N4501L              PX-  0  0  7  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      OTHER
        REMARKS- X-WIND RWY 11/29 CLOSED DUE CONSTRUCTION.LNDD ON RWY 36.WIND GUSTING 22K.CO FLT PLAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4501L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4501L), registered now, S/N 001, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVANGEL AIR 4500
- Registry model: [Evangel Air 4500-300-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300-ii) (registry code 3340106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bethel

## 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 19800724067629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724067629A), Jul 24, 1980: Evnair 4500300, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control and ground-looped aircraft during landing.

## Other investigations on N4501L (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 ANC78DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA060), Jul 29, 1978: Evangel 4500 (N4501L), Togiak, 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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