ANC72DAH02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Levelock, AK · March 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1972
Place
Levelock, AK · LEVELOCK, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2360CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165641

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1029  72/3/26    LEVELOCK,ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 437
        TIME - 1500                    N2360C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEVELOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAKNEK,ALAS                 LEVELOCK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15K.

Aircraft

Registration
N2360C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Levelock

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.