# NTSB ANC70DAG24: Cessna 180H, N2757X, Iliamna, AK, June 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1970
- Place: Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2559  70/6/12    ILIAMNA,ALAS        CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1120
        TIME - 1300                    N2757X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE CLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LAKE CLARK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- APRX 1500 FT RUNWAY AVBL.WIND GUSTING 20 K
```

## 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 180H
- 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
- Airport: Lake Clark

## 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 ANC70DAG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG04), Feb 1, 1970: Cessna 180 (N2757X), Glennallen, 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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