Cessna 180 N2441C
1 January 1978 · Galena, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 January 1978, a Cessna 180 registered N2441C was involved in an accident during in flight near Galena, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galena, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2441C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Galena, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-0265
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NO GENERATOR ON ACFT ENG, PLT HAD TO RELY ON BATTERY POWER FOR NIGHT OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1978 | Cessna 180 | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1978 | Cessna 180K | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1978 | Cessna 180A | Sparta, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1978 | Cessna 180 | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1978 | Cessna 180G | Dulac, Louisiana, United States | Hammonds Fly S | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1978 | Cessna 180 | Freedom, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |