# NTSB ANC66D0092: Cessna 180, N9243T, Nondalton, AK, March 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1966
- Place: Nondalton, AK · NONDALTON, AK
- Location: 59.9744° N, 154.8636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nondalton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9744&lon=-154.8636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0439  66/3/21    NONDALTON ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 345
        TIME - 1130                    N9243T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 303 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9243T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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