# NTSB ANC64A0014: Cessna 180, N5398D, Egegik, AK, September 12, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1963
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC64A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC64A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0055  63/9/12  NR.EGEGIK,ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 9370
        TIME - 1010                    N5398D              PX-  0  0  1                            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - WESTERN ALASKA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- T/O OFF FROM MARGINAL LAKE,HEAVY LOAD.LEFT FLOAT CONTAINED WATER.ACFT STRUCK LAKE BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5398D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5398D-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 50298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5398D (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 ANC67A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0034), Oct 3, 1966: Cessna 180 (N5398D), Nome, 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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