# NTSB ANC72DAG84: Cessna 120, N72233, Hope, AK, December 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1971
- Place: Hope, AK · HOPE, AK
- Location: 60.9203° N, 149.6403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9203&lon=-149.6403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4151  71/12/18   HOPE,ALAS           CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N72233              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              TRAPPER JOE LK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG RESPONDED POORLY DRG GO-AROUND,HIT TREES.HOSE,HEAT MUFF TO CARB HEAT BOX DISCONNECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72233](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72233-1972-11-20), registration cancelled 1972-11-20, S/N 9406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N72233 (2)

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 ANC71FAG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAG74), Mar 22, 1971: Cessna 120 (N72233), Eagle River, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66D0285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0285), Apr 22, 1966: Cessna 120 (N72233), Tremonton, UT, 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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