# NTSB ANC70FAG18: Cessna 180, N2158Z, Anchorage, AK, April 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1970
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70FAG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70FAG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4627  70/4/26    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N2158Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  GOOSE BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILLIAMNA,ALAS               BRYANT AAF,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2158Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2158Z-1973-01-12), registration cancelled 1973-01-12, S/N 18051258 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Goose Bay

## Other investigations on N2158Z (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 UNK64X1870](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1870), May 21, 1964: Cessna 180F (N2158Z), Norland, WY, 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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