# NTSB ANC68D0106: Cessna 172, N2658U, Wrangell, AK, March 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1968
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0637  68/3/29    WRANGELL,ALAS       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 379
        TIME - 0700                    N2658U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT-EQUIPPED. PLT FLYING LOW UNDER SOME PATCHY FOG,RIGHT FLOAT STRUCK WATER.
```

## 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 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 ANC67D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0079), Feb 8, 1967: Cessna 172D (N2658U), Wrangell, 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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