# NTSB ANC71DAA22: Cessna 180, N9329C, Ambler, AK, October 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1970
- Place: Ambler, AK · AMBLER, AK
- Location: 67.0808° N, 157.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0808&lon=-157.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4056  70/10/29   AMBLER,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3821
        TIME - 1000                    N9329C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1265 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMBLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,ALAS                 FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM FROZEN RIVER STRIP,HIT ICE CHUNK,DMG L SKI.R GR COLLAPSED DRG SUBSQNT LDG ON ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9329C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9329C), registered now, S/N 31727, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Ambler

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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