# NTSB ANC75DAG80: Bellanca 300, N6692V, Skwentna, AK, March 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1975
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0907  75/3/13  NR.SKWENTNA,AK        BELLANCA 300        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 758
        TIME - 1545                    N6692V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK               SKWENTNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR BROKE THRU CRUST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6692V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6692V-2023-05-13), registration cancelled 2023-05-13, S/N 30045, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 300
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, 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 19750313006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313006999A), Mar 13, 1975: Blanca 1730, Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Nose gr broke thru crust.

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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