# NTSB ANC73DAG18: Cessna 180, N2900C, Aniak, AK, June 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1972
- Place: Aniak, AK · ANIAK, AK
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2061  72/6/30    ANIAK,ALAS          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 1900                    N2900C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CRIPPLE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARVEL CREEK ARPT           CRIPPLE CREEK ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT CHECKED RUNWAY TWO DAYS BEFORE.UNEXPECTED SOFT SPOT ENCOUNTERED DUE TO THAW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2900C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2900C-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 30800, built 1954 (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:  Cripple Creek

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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