# NTSB ANC62A0010: Cessna 180A, N5351D, Shungnak, AK, April 7, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1962
- Place: Shungnak, AK · SHUNGNAK, AK
- Location: 66.8851° N, 157.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shungnak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8851&lon=-157.1746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC62A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC62A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0017   62/4/7    SHUNGNAK,ALAS       CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3214
        TIME - 1644                    N5351D              PX-  0  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 2337 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KOTZEBUE,ALAS               KOBUK,ALAS                   SHUNGNAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- R SKI DUG UNDER NEW SNOW AND HIT HIDDEN ICE RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5351D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5351D), registered now, S/N 50249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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

## Other investigations on N5351D (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 WPR12CA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA308), Jun 20, 2012: Cessna 180A (N5351D), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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