# NTSB ANC75DAA04: Cessna 180A, N7859A, Tanana, AK, August 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Tanana, AK · TANANA, AK
- Location: 65.1840° N, 152.0551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tanana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1840&lon=-152.0551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4353  74/8/12  NR.TANANA,AK          CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 39,
        TIME - 1330                    N7859A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  216 TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                NOWINTA RIVER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 6 CYL INTAKE VALVE FAILED. LND IN SLOUGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7859A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7859A-2016-09-01), registration cancelled 2016-09-01, S/N 32756, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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

## 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 19740812025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812025959A), Aug 12, 1974: Cessna 180A, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7859A (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 ANC71FAA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71FAA17), Sep 9, 1970: Cessna 180A (N7859A), Barrow, 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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