# NTSB ANC80DAG52: Cessna 180, N4773B, Kenai, AK, May 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1980
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1552   80/5/9  NR.KENAI,AK           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 375
        TIME - 1830                    N4773B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH PIPELINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK               KENAI,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SIGN MARKER. WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4773B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4773B), registered now, S/N 31671, 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: North Pipeline

## 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 19800509028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509028079A), May 9, 1980: Cessna 180, Mile 60 North, AK, Substantial damage. Crosswind gust lifted airplane on touchdown. Drifted off edge of strip. Wing hit a sign. Veered into trees.

## Other investigations on N4773B (2)

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 ANC83LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA160), Sep 3, 1983: Cessna 180 (N4773B), Nr Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN71DXA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXA07), Aug 24, 1970: Cessna 180 (N4773B), Cody, WY, 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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