# NTSB ANC66A0035: Cessna 180, N9651B, Dillingham, AK, February 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1966
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66A0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1250  66/2/28    DILLINGHAM ALAS     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 7100
        TIME - 1750                    N9651B              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKI PLANE AREA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE NOT CLEARED DURING LONG LET DOWN WITH IDLE POWER.NO POWER WHEN NEEDED TO REACH LANDING AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9651B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9651B-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 32948, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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
- Airport: Ski Plane Area

## Other investigations on N9651B (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 ANC70AA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA065), Mar 19, 1970: Cessna 180 (N9651B), Dillingham, 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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