# NTSB ANC69A0047: Cessna 177, N3265T, Anchorage, AK, April 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1969
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1745  69/4/24  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N3265T              PX-  0  1  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 21, 1000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRE ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3265T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3265T-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N 17700565, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fire Island

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