# NTSB ANC69D0059: Cessna 180, N2757X, Anchorage, AK, August 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1968
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3495  68/8/30    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6000
        TIME - 1818                    N2757X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- STRUCK UNKNOWN PARKED ACFT DURING ABORTED T/O. FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT OVER GROSS WT 560 LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2757X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2757X-2023-06-17), registration cancelled 2023-06-17, S/N 18051557, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Lake Hood Spb

## Other investigations on N2757X (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 ANC72AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA021), Nov 16, 1971: Cessna 180H (N2757X), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70DAG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG24), Jun 12, 1970: Cessna 180H (N2757X), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70DAG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG04), Feb 1, 1970: Cessna 180 (N2757X), Glennallen, 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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