# NTSB ANC75AA036: Cessna 180, N46103, Portage Crk, AK, October 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Portage Crk, AK · PORTAGE CRK, AK
- Location: 58.9054° N, 157.6698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9054&lon=-157.6698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3480  74/10/12   PORTAGE CRK,ALAS    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2360
        TIME - 1230                    N46103              PX-  0  0  4  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTAGE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DILLINGHAM,ALAS             PORTAGE CRK,ALAS             PORTAGE CRK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46103](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46103-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 15059220, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portage Creek

## 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 19741012040089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012040089A), Oct 12, 1974: Cessna 180J, Portage Crk, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N46103 (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 ANC75AA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA087), May 26, 1975: Cessna 180 (N46103), Kolignek, AK, substantial damage

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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