# NTSB ANC70DAA01: Cessna 180H, N4730U, Minchumina, AK, January 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1970
- Place: Minchumina, AK · MINCHUMINA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0306  70/1/16    MINCHUMINA,ALAS     CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 837
        TIME - 1423                    N4730U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 437 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINCHUMINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              MCGRATH,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- BTU HEATERS USED TO PREHEAT ENG PLACED IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT STOWED GEAR ON FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4730U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4730U-1970-06-23), registration cancelled 1970-06-23, S/N 18051430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Minchumina

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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