# NTSB ANC67D0079: Cessna 172D, N2658U, Wrangell, AK, February 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1967
- Place: Wrangell, AK · WRANGELL, AK
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67D0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0370   67/2/8    WRANGELL,ALAS       CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 276
        TIME - 1315                    N2658U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRANGELL SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM BOAT HARBOR,COLLIDED WITH FISHING BOAT. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2658U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2658U-1971-09-25), registration cancelled 1971-09-25, S/N 17250258 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wrangell Spb

## Other investigations on N2658U (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 ANC68D0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0106), Mar 29, 1968: Cessna 172 (N2658U), Wrangell, AK, destroyed

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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