# NTSB ANC70DAG29: Cessna 180, N8203V, Ninilchik, AK, June 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1970
- Place: Ninilchik, AK · NINILCHIK, AK
- Location: 60.0514° N, 151.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ninilchik, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0514&lon=-151.6689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2490   70/6/7  NR.NINILCHIK,ALAS     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 350
        TIME - 1800                    N8203V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              CHISIK ISLAND,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT WHEEL HIT HOLE,RAN INTO OCEAN,FLIPPED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8203V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8203V-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 18051705, built 1966 (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 N8203V (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 ANC79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA001), Oct 5, 1978: Cessna 180H (N8203V), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC72DAG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG45), Sep 13, 1971: Cessna 180H (N8203V), Glenallen, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0123), May 12, 1969: Cessna 180 (N8203V), Barrow, 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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