# NTSB ANC75AA072: Cessna 182A, N2244G, Port Lyons, AK, April 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1975
- Place: Port Lyons, AK · PORT LYONS, AK
- Location: 57.8670° N, 152.8562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lions, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8670&lon=-152.8562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1470  75/4/14    PORT LYONS,AK       CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 101
        TIME - 1530                    N2244G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT LYONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KODIAK,AK                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- NO WITNESSES.HIT SEAWALL PERPENDICULAR TO RWY. CO CONTENT 26 PCT,SOURCE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2244G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2244G-1976-08-06), registration cancelled 1976-08-06, S/N 51544 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Lyons

## 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 19750414019139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750414019139A), Apr 14, 1975: Cessna 182A, Port Lyons, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. No witnesses. Hit seawall perpendicular to rwy. Co content 26 pct,source 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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