# NTSB ANC71AA038: Cessna 180, N8215V, Seward, AK, January 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1971
- Place: Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Location: 60.1232° N, 149.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1232&lon=-149.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3699  71/1/30    SEWARD,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1465
        TIME - 1330                    N8215V              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTIGUE IS,ALAS            SEWARD,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PLT SWERVED ACFT TO AVOID DOG ON RWY,R HRZNTL STAB HIT SNW BNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8215V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8215V-2017-05-22), registration cancelled 2017-05-22, S/N 18051717, 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
- Airport: Pvt Strip

## Other investigations on N8215V (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 ANC76DAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG74), Dec 3, 1975: Cessna 180 (N8215V), Cordova, 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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