# NTSB ANC68F0104: Cessna 140, N2215V, Gulkana, AK, March 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1968
- Place: Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68F0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0609  68/3/15    GULKANA,ALAS        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N2215V              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE COVERED WITH SNOW 16 INS DEEP. UNAUTHORIZED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2215V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215V-1969-01-30), registration cancelled 1969-01-30, S/N 14446 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2215V (2)

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 ANC69F0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0085), Oct 5, 1968: Cessna 140 (N2215V), Willow, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68D0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0066), Oct 14, 1967: Cessna 140 (N2215V), Eureka, 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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