# NTSB ANC81DAG78: Cessna 180, N4707U, Egegik, AK, September 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1981
- Place: Egegik, AK · EGEGIK, AK
- Location: 58.2724° N, 157.5131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Egegik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2724&lon=-157.5131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819  81/9/12  NR.EGEGIK,AK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 634
        TIME - 1315                    N4707U              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BECHAROF LAKE,AK           EGEGIK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED PLANE LNDD ON EGEGIK RVR IN 4 INCHES OF WTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4707U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707U), registered now, S/N 18051407, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (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 19810912058529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058529A), Sep 12, 1981: Cessna 180G, Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing with float plane in 4 inches of water. Aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N4707U (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 ANC05CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA145), Sep 4, 2005: Cessna 180 (N4707U), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB SEA99LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA091), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna 180G (N4707U), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a crosswind gust, which was not possible to compensate for.

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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