# NTSB ANC73DAA16: Cessna 180, N5125E, Central, AK, November 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1972
- Place: Central, AK · CENTRAL, AK
- Location: 65.5725° N, 144.8031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Central, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5725&lon=-144.8031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3665   72/11/6   CENTRAL,ALAS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1871
        TIME - 1320                    N5125E              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 726 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- DURG SEARCH FOR OVERDUE HUNTING PTY,ATTEMPTED LNDG ON DEEPLY SNOWCOVERED GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5125E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5125E-1980-12-29), registration cancelled 1980-12-29, S/N 18503933 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5125E (1)

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 FTW80DRD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD60), Sep 3, 1980: Cessna 185F (N5125E), Leeville, LA, 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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