# NTSB ANC62A0005: Cessna 180A, N7858A, Nyac, AK, February 15, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1962
- Place: Nyac, AK · NYAC, AK
- Location: 61.0042° N, 159.9406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nyac, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0042&lon=-159.9406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC62A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC62A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0007  62/2/15    NYAC,ALAS           CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  COMPANY FLIGHT            COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6480
        TIME - 1515                    N7858A              PX-  0  0  1                            TOTAL HOURS, 905 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NYAC
        OPERATOR - NORTHERN CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHEL,ALAS                 RETURN                       NYAC,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R SKI STRUCK HUMMOCK UNDER SNOW.PLT OF DOWNED ACFT FAILED TO INFORM N7858A PLT OF HAZARDOUS COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7858A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7858A-1972-02-23), registration cancelled 1972-02-23, S/N 32755 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nyac

## Other investigations on N7858A (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 ANC71DAG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG50), Nov 5, 1970: Cessna 180 (N7858A), Pilot Point, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0702](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0702), Feb 26, 1964: Cessna 180 (N7858A), Glenallen, 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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