# NTSB ANC73DAG30: Cessna 180, N2870A, Talkeetna, AK, September 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1972
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3392   72/9/8    TALKEETNA,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 8000
        TIME - 0600                    N2870A              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              SHIP CREEK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOOD DROP MISSION.PSGR INADVERTENTLY MOVED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF PSN.LNDD IN DRY RVR BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2870A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870A-1974-04-19), registration cancelled 1974-04-19, S/N 30070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Talkeetna

## Other investigations on N2870A (2)

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 ANC70D0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0078), Jun 22, 1969: Cessna 180 (N2870A), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0534), Apr 26, 1967: Cessna 180 (N2870A), Opa Locka, FL, 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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