# NTSB ANC71DAG34: Cessna 180, N5305D, Mccarthy, AK, August 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1970
- Place: Mccarthy, AK · MCCARTHY, AK
- Location: 61.4333° N, 142.9217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCarthy, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4333&lon=-142.9217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3593  70/8/31    MCCARTHY,ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N5305D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 24000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULKANA,ALAS                ROCK LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLYING OVER CANYON,MTN TERRAIN.PULLED DOWN INTO CANYON. CRASH LNDD FLOAT EQPD ACFT ON CANYON RIM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5305D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5305D-1972-02-25), registration cancelled 1972-02-25, S/N 50203 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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