# NTSB ANC74AAA17: Cessna 180C, N9371T, Tok Junction, AK, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Tok Junction, AK · TOK JUNCTION, AK
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AAA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AAA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2889   73/9/9  NR.TOK JUNCTION,ALAS  CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 459
        TIME - 1130                    N9371T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 204 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANKOMEN LAKE,ALAS          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR DALL SHEEP. UN OUTCLIMB TERRAIN,TRIED TO TURN AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9371T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9371T-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 50871, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (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 19730909031099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909031099A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 180C, Tok Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Looking for dall sheep. Un outclimb terrain,tried to turn around.

## Other investigations on N9371T (1)

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 CHI67F0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0131), Jul 17, 1966: Cessna 180 (N9371T), Sparta, IL, destroyed

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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