# NTSB ANC72DAG48: Cessna 180, N4653A, Skwentna, AK, September 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1971
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3642   71/9/6  NR.SKWENTNA,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 580
        TIME - 1830                    N4653A              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SKWENTNA,ALAS                ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM GRAVEL BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4653A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4653A), registered now, S/N 32250, built 1956 (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

## Other investigations on N4653A (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 UNK64X1795](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1795), May 17, 1964: Cessna 180 (N4653A), Creston Bc, Canada, 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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