# NTSB ANC71DAG99: Cessna 180, N3690C, Seldovia, AK, June 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1971
- Place: Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG99

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1822   71/6/6    SELDOVIA,ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N3690C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELDOVIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SELDOVIA,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3690C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Seldovia

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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