# NTSB ANC66D0042: Cessna 180, N9625B, St Michael, AK, August 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1965
- Place: St Michael, AK · ST MICHAEL, AK
- Location: 63.4587° N, 162.1335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Michael, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.4587&lon=-162.1335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2649  65/8/27    ST MICHAEL ALAS     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10000
        TIME - 1545                    N9625B              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST MICHAEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PILOTS SEAT SLID BACK, UNABLE TO REACH PEDALS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9625B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9625B-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 32922, 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: St Michael

## Other investigations on N9625B (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 ANC74FAA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA23), Dec 30, 1973: Cessna 180 (N9625B), Ft.Yukon, 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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