# NTSB ANC75DAG28: Cessna 180, N2355C, Farewell, AK, September 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1974
- Place: Farewell, AK · FAREWELL, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2796   74/9/5  NR.FAREWELL,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1800
        TIME - 1500                    N2355C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,ALAS               FAREWELL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DITCH ACROSS GRAVEL BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2355C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2355C), registered now, S/N 30655, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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 19740905028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740905028899A), Sep 5, 1974: Cessna 180, Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Ditch across gravel bar.

## Other investigations on N2355C (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 ANC89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA161), Sep 9, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2355C), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE TAILWIND WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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