# NTSB ANC72AA045: Cessna 180H, N4747U, Kenai, AK, May 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1972
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1803   72/5/9    KENAI,ALAS          CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6535
        TIME - 0845                    N4747U              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NIKOLAI STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              KENAI,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PLT SAID RWY LOOKED OK FROM THE AIR. UNATTENDED STRIP,SPRING THAW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4747U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4747U-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 18051447, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Nikolai Strip

## Other investigations on N4747U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC84LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA057), Apr 15, 1984: Cessna 180 (N4747U), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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