ANC70D0078

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · June 22, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1969
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2870ACessna 180
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172602

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3060  69/6/22  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 288
        TIME - 1130                    N2870A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTE SUSITNA H
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,ALAS              ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RAN INTO SOFT SAND ON RWY. UNATTENDED STRIP FOR EMERG USE ONLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2870A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Litte Susitna H

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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