# NTSB ANC72DAG45: Cessna 180H, N8203V, Glenallen, AK, September 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1971
- Place: Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3703  71/9/13    GLENALLEN,ALAS      CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1035
        TIME - 1400                    N8203V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 615 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              GLENALLEN,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- WATER PUDDLE MID-FLD.ABT 1500FT RWY AVBL BEYOND PUDDLE.SWERVED TO AVOID ROAD AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8203V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8203V-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 18051705, built 1966 (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: Eureka

## Other investigations on N8203V (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 ANC79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA001), Oct 5, 1978: Cessna 180H (N8203V), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC70DAG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAG29), Jun 7, 1970: Cessna 180 (N8203V), Ninilchik, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0123), May 12, 1969: Cessna 180 (N8203V), Barrow, 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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