# NTSB ANC76AA093: Cessna 180D, N6014B, Wrangell, AK, June 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1976
- Place: Wrangell, AK · WRANGELL, AK
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1688   76/6/4    WRANGELL,AK         CESSNA 180D         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 329
        TIME - 1030                    N6014B              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KETCHIKAN,AK                WRANGELL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- FLOAT DUG INTO 1 FT SWELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6014B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6014B), registered now, S/N 18051052, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Registry model: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610) (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 19760604022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760604022689A), Jun 4, 1976: Cessna 180D, Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage. Float dug into 1 ft swell.

## Other investigations on N6014B (2)

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 SEA79FYE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE36), Aug 4, 1979: Cessna 180 (N6014B), Auburn, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74DYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE05), Jul 7, 1973: Cessna 180D (N6014B), Port Townsnd, WA, 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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