# NTSB ANC74DAA26: Cessna 175, N8100T, North Pole, AK, March 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1974
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0290   74/3/5    NORTH POLE,ALAS     CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1000
        TIME - 1405                    N8100T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG DELTA,ALAS              NORTH POLE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OPENED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY. HIT ROCK PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8100T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8100T-1979-04-11), registration cancelled 1979-04-11, S/N 17556800 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (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 19740305004789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740305004789A), Mar 5, 1974: Cessna 175B, North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Opened throttle abruptly. Hit rock pile.

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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