# NTSB ANC67A0064: Cessna 180H, N7939V, Yakutat, AK, June 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1967
- Place: Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0850  67/6/19  NR.YAKUTAT,ALAS       CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5050
        TIME - 0840                    N7939V              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUREAU ROADS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREE STUMPS 4 FT. BELOW RUNWAY ELEVATION. LEFT LNDG GEAR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7939V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7939V), registered now, S/N 18051839, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Bureau Roads

## Other investigations on N7939V (3)

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 DEN99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA147), Aug 14, 1999: Cessna 180H (N7939V), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA087), Jun 11, 1990: Cessna 180 (N7939V), Deshka River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
- [NTSB ANC76AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA031), Sep 8, 1975: Cessna 180 (N7939V), Yakutat, 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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