# NTSB ANC74AA047: Cessna 180C, N4669S, Anchorage, AK, November 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3698  73/11/23 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CESSNA 180C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 3000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4669S              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELUGA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS           ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- NIGHT TKOF,OVC SKIES.CRASHED IN TIDAL FLATS.RCVRD 11/25.PAX MISSING,PRESUMED FATAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4669S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4669S-1974-02-15), registration cancelled 1974-02-15, S/N 180-50862, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beluga

## 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 19731123041149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123041149A), Nov 23, 1973: Cessna 180C, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Night tkof,ovc skies. Crashed in tidal flats. Rcvrd 11/25.pax missing,presumed fatal.

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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