# NTSB ANC72DAG53: Cessna 180D, N8619X, Cantwell, AK, September 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1971
- Place: Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4160   71/9/2    CANTWELL,ALAS       CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 650
        TIME - 1000                    N8619X              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARIBOU CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANTISHNA,ALAS              CANTWELL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED,UNMAINTAINED AIRSTRIP.HIT ROCK,L GR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8619X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8619X), registered now, S/N 18051019, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (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: Caribou Creek

## Other investigations on N8619X (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 ANC72DAG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG15), Jul 26, 1971: Cessna 180D (N8619X), Mckinley Pk, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG10-111120), Jul 30, 1970: Cessna 180 (N8619X), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0051), Dec 30, 1969: Cessna 180 (N8619X), Cordova, 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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