# NTSB ANC70D0044: Cessna 180, N2973C, Cantwell, AK, August 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1969
- Place: Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3810  69/8/30    CANTWELL,ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 169
        TIME - 1915                    N2973C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILE 113
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              MILE 113 STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRIP AT MI 113 ON DINALDI HIWAY.PLT SAID HE CHECKED STRIP FROM THE AIR,DID NOT SEE HOLE.DIRT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2973C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973C), registered now, S/N 30873, built 1954 (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: Mile 113

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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