# NTSB ANC70DAG04: Cessna 180, N2757X, Glennallen, AK, February 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1970
- Place: Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0685   70/2/1    GLENNALLEN,ALAS     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2000
        TIME - 1000                    N2757X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENNALLEN,ALAS             LAKE LOUISE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WHEEL SKI-EQUIPPED.T/O FROZEN LAKE UN CLR TREES TURNED L,R WING HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2757X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2757X-2023-06-17), registration cancelled 2023-06-17, S/N 18051557, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## Other investigations on N2757X (3)

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 ANC72AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA021), Nov 16, 1971: Cessna 180H (N2757X), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70DAG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG24), Jun 12, 1970: Cessna 180H (N2757X), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0059), Aug 30, 1968: Cessna 180 (N2757X), Anchorage, AK, 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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