# NTSB ANC70DAA12: Cessna 182, N2645F, Bettles, AK, May 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1970
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&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 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2132   70/5/7    BETTLES,ALAS        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1550                    N2645F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 7572 TOTAL HOURS, 202
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURGESS CAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              BETTLES,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY,SECTION OF ROAD APRX 2000FT LONG,ABT 40-50FTWIDE,SURROUNDED BY TREES,BENDING 15DEG R AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2645F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2645F), registered now, S/N 18256745, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Burgess Camp

## Other investigations on N2645F (1)

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 FTW88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA094), Apr 28, 1988: Cessna 182J (N2645F), Lamont, OK, 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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