# NTSB ANC74DAH11: Cessna 182, N3186U, Clam Gulch, AK, May 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1974
- Place: Clam Gulch, AK · CLAM GULCH, AK
- Location: 60.2089° N, 151.4042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clam Gulch, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2089&lon=-151.4042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAH11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1616  74/5/25    CLAM GULCH,ALAS     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 704
        TIME - 1540                    N3186U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              CLAM GULCH,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3186U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186U-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N 18254586, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19740525014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740525014859A), May 25, 1974: Cessna 182F, Clam Gulch, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3186U (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 ANC97FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FAMS1), Jun 29, 1997: Cessna 182F (N3186U), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

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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