# NTSB ANC73AA017: Cessna 180, N7741A, Holy Cross, AK, August 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1972
- Place: Holy Cross, AK · HOLY CROSS, AK
- Location: 62.1867° N, 159.8525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holy Cross, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1867&lon=-159.8525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3314  72/8/20    HOLY CROSS,ALAS     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1630                    N7741A              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            1593 TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLY CROSS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANIAK,ALAS                  HOLY CROSS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- DIRT RWY,POOR COND.TAIL WHEEL STINGER BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7741A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7741A), registered now, S/N 32638, 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: Holy Cross

## Other investigations on N7741A (5)

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 ANC26LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA061), Jun 20, 2026: Cessna 180 (N7741A), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB ANC24LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA018), Mar 10, 2024: Cessna 180 (N7741A), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing, which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB ANC07CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA075), Aug 8, 2007: Cessna 180 (N7741A), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left brake, and the pilot's continued operation with a known defect (the left brake), which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and an on ground encounter with…
- [NTSB ANC67A0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0049), Dec 21, 1966: Cessna 180 (N7741A), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0573), Feb 15, 1964: Cessna 180 (N7741A), Kasigluk, 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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