# NTSB ANC71DAG48: Cessna 180, N2968A, Eureka, AK, November 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1970
- Place: Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4187  70/11/18   EUREKA,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 228
        TIME - 1700                    N2968A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,ALAS                 ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
          MISC-PLT BLINDED BY HEADLTS OF ONCOMING VEHICLE.
        REMARKS- RWY PARALLEL TO HIWAY. SAW LTS AT LIFT OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2968A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2968A), registered now, S/N 30168, built 1953 (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: Eureka

## Other investigations on N2968A (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 ANC81FAA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA12), Apr 14, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2968A), Boundary, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAH08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH08), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna 180 (N2968A), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0058), Jun 14, 1968: Cessna 180 (N2968A), Talkeetna, 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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