# NTSB ANC65D0004: Cessna 180, N9150C, Tuntatuliag, AK, April 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1965
- Place: Tuntatuliag, AK · TUNTATULIAG, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65D0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65D0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0553   65/4/1    TUNTATULIAG ALAS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N9150C              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 37, 1766 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-SLUSH ENTERED CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE SCOOP.
        REMARKS- FROZEN LAKE SURFACE COVERED WITH SLUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9150C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9150C), registered now, S/N 31249, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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 N9150C (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 ATL02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA126), Jun 19, 2002: Cessna 180 (N9150C), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor related to the accident was the certified flight instructors inadequate…

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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