# NTSB ANC67F0096: Cessna 180, N6538A, Tyonek, AK, February 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1967
- Place: Tyonek, AK · TYONEK, AK
- Location: 61.0681° N, 151.1369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyonek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0681&lon=-151.1369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67F0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67F0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0385  67/2/10    TYONEK,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 430
        TIME - 1630                    N6538A              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELUGA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT FOLLOWED SNO-RDGE TO LEFT SIDE OF ROAD.PLT CONT T/O.LIFT-OFF,FULL FLAPS,40MPH TO MISS SNO-BNK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6538A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6538A-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 32435, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Beluga

## Other investigations on N6538A (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 ANC77FAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG58), May 16, 1977: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72FAG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAG82), Dec 19, 1971: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Northway, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG74), Oct 30, 1971: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Northway, 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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