# NTSB ANC72DAG74: Cessna 180, N6538A, Northway, AK, October 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1971
- Place: Northway, AK · NORTHWAY, AK
- Location: 62.9617° N, 141.9372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northway, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9617&lon=-141.9372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3889  71/10/30   NORTHWAY,ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 2446
        TIME - 1215                    N6538A              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2055 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLO CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLO CREEK,ALAS             NORTHWAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT TKOF ON SNW CRVD RWY UPHILL.HRZNTL STBLZR HIT 5FT HIGH BRUSH AT END OF RWY,FLT CONT TO DESTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6538A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6538A-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 32435, 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
- Airport: Solo Creek

## Other investigations on N6538A (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 ANC77FAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FAG58), May 16, 1977: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72FAG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAG82), Dec 19, 1971: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Northway, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67F0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67F0096), Feb 10, 1967: Cessna 180 (N6538A), Tyonek, 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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