# NTSB ANC71FAG02: Cessna 180A, N7778A, Anchorage, AK, July 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1970
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71FAG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2852   70/7/2    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 337
        TIME - 1800                    N7778A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG LAKE,ALAS               ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL STEERING ARM BELL CRANK WORN. ALLOWED L RUDDER CABLE TO DISCONNECT. 25 HRS SINCE ANNUAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7778A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7778A-2020-02-03), registration cancelled 2020-02-03, S/N 32675, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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: Merrill

## Other investigations on N7778A (1)

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 ANC79DAA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA39), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 180A (N7778A), Selawik, 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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