# NTSB ANC76DAG16: Cessna 180, N9042M, Daneka Lake, AK, July 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Daneka Lake, AK · DANEKA LAKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3174  75/7/23    DANEKA LAKE,AK      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N9042M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            38, 4766 TOTAL HOURS, 283
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANEKA LAKE,AK              CANTWELL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- FLOAT HIT SANDBAR. ACFT NOSED INTO LAKE SHORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9042M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9042M-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 18052142, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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 19750723025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723025229A), Jul 23, 1975: Cessna 180H, Daneka Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Float hit sandbar. Acft nosed into lake shore.

## Other investigations on N9042M (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 ANC85FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA078), May 8, 1985: Cessna 180H (N9042M), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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