# NTSB ANC71AA054: Cessna 180H, N91399, Aniak, AK, April 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1971
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0308   71/4/3    ANIAK,ALAS          CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 13230
        TIME - 1430                    N91399              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 8010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANIAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANIAK,ALAS                  BETHEL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- HIT SNOWMOBILE CROSSING RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91399](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91399), registered now, S/N 18052069, built 1969 (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: Aniak

## Other investigations on N91399 (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 ANC14LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14LA039), Jun 7, 2014: Cessna 180H (N91399), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and an attempted go-around, which resulted in collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA010), Nov 20, 2005: Cessna 180H (N91399), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane encountering a snow berm, and nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the…
- [NTSB ANC79DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA059), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 180 (N91399), Saint Marys, 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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