# NTSB ANC73DAG86: Cessna 180A, N7808A, Anchorage, AK, May 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1973
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1035   73/5/4  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 236
        TIME - 2015                    N7808A              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND BAR                   ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD TKOF FROM 1200 FT OF 1600 FT SAND BAR WITH SOFT SURFACE.ACFT HEAVY,HAD CASTER TYPE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7808A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7808A-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 32705, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730504011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730504011659A), May 4, 1973: Cessna 180A, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Attmptd tkof from 1200 ft of 1600 ft sand bar with soft surface. Acft heavy,had caster type gr.

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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