# NTSB ANC74DAA16: Taylorcraft 20, N6680N, Dot Lake, AK, September 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Dot Lake, AK · DOT LAKE, AK
- Location: 63.6614° N, 144.0644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dot Lake, AK, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6614&lon=-144.0644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2852   73/9/1    DOT LAKE,ALAS       TAYLORCRAFT 20      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1534
        TIME - 1000                    N6680N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOT LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              DOT LAKE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PAX GOT ON CTLS PREV LDG,PLT MADE GO ARND.ON 2ND LDG PAX AGAIN GOT ON CTLS.STRIP MARGINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6680N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6680N-1996-01-10), registration cancelled 1996-01-10, S/N 20023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT 20
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft 20](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-20) (registry code 8851002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dot Lake

## 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 19730901031069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901031069A), Sep 1, 1973: Tcraft 20, Dot Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pax got on ctls prev ldg,plt made go arnd. On 2nd ldg pax again got on ctls. Strip marginal.

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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