# NTSB ANC67A0022: Cessna 180G, N4667U, Sitka, AK, August 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1966
- Place: Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Location: 57.0531° N, 135.3300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sitka, AK, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0531&lon=-135.3300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4274  66/8/20  NR.SITKA ALAS         CESSNA 180G         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N4667U              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 26, 5140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       55
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED DUE WX. DURING ON-STEP TAXI HE INITIATED T/O TO AVOID ROCKS.FLOAT STRUCK SUBMERGED ROCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4667U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4667U-1971-01-19), registration cancelled 1971-01-19, S/N 18051367 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4667U (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 UNK65X1349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1349), Jan 26, 1965: Cessna 180G (N4667U), Sitka, 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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