# NTSB ANC74DAG44: Cessna 180, N2988A, Skwentna, AK, September 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1973
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3269  73/9/14  NR.SKWENTNA,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 128
        TIME - 0615                    N2988A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SKWENTNA,ALAS                ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM SAND BAR.BOTH BRAKES BECAME CLOGGED WITH SAND,L TIRE BLEW OUT & ACFT OVER TURNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2988A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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 19730914033539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914033539A), Sep 14, 1973: Cessna 180, Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Tkof from sand bar. Both brakes became clogged with sand,l tire blew out & acft over turned.

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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