# NTSB ANC72DAH02: Cessna 180, N2360C, Levelock, AK, March 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1972
- Place: Levelock, AK · LEVELOCK, AK
- Location: 59.0683° N, 156.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Levelock, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0683&lon=-156.9010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAH02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAH02

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2360C), registered now, S/N 30660, built 1953 (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: Levelock

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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