# NTSB ANC80DAG63: Cessna 180, N9478C, Coghill Lake, AK, June 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1980
- Place: Coghill Lake, AK · COGHILL LAKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1546  80/6/28  NR.COGHILL LAKE,AK    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 315
        TIME - 1900                    N9478C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COGHILL STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COGHILL LAKE,AK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- L WING HIT ALDER BUSH DRG TKOF FM CURVED,UNIMPROVED STRIP.6KT L X-WND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9478C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9478C-1983-02-10), registration cancelled 1983-02-10, S/N 31876 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coghill 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 19800628024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628024479A), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 180, Whittier, AK, Substantial damage. Wing-tip hit tree limb after liftoff from gravel strip. Tried to recover control, hit trees on other side of strip.

## Other investigations on N9478C (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 ANC77DAH22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH22), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Rainy Pass Lod, 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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