# NTSB ANC70D0078: Cessna 180, N2870A, Anchorage, AK, June 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870A-1974-04-19), registration cancelled 1974-04-19, S/N 30070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Litte Susitna H

## Other investigations on N2870A (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 ANC73DAG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG30), Sep 8, 1972: Cessna 180 (N2870A), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0534), Apr 26, 1967: Cessna 180 (N2870A), Opa Locka, FL, 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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