# NTSB ANC75AA026: Cessna 180, N2710X, Anchorage, AK, September 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3479  74/9/13    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N2710X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 51, 6040 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4502 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              ANCHORAGE,ALAS               SKWENTNA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- MOORED ACFT N4775C DESTROYED,TYPE N/R.WINDSHIELD FOGGED OVER,PLT TRIED TO WIPE CLR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2710X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2710X), registered now, S/N 18051510, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Lake Hood

## 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 19740913039679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913039679A), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna 180H, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Moored acft N4775C destroyed,type n/r.windshield fogged over,plt tried to wipe clr.

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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