# NTSB ANC74AA040: Cessna 180, N3160D, Anchorage, AK, October 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 26, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3068  73/10/26   ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3401
        TIME - 1435                    N3160D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 487 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM CURVING CITY STREET.L WG HIT SMALL TREES & SHED. CRASHED ON FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3160D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3160D-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N 31958, built 1955 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

## 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 19731026036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026036849A), Oct 26, 1973: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. Took off from curving city street.l wg hit small trees & shed. Crashed on frozen lake.

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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