# NTSB ANC76FAA40: Cessna 180, N2437F, North Pole, AK, June 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1976
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76FAA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1794  76/6/15    NORTH POLE,AK       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2000
        TIME - 1145                    N2437F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  DAWSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORTHWAY,AK                 FAIRBANKS,AK                 NORTH POLE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2437F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2437F), registered now, S/N 18051637, built 1965 (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
- Airport:  Dawson

## 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 19760615013289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615013289A), Jun 15, 1976: Cessna 180H, North Pole, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2437F (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 SEA67D0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0017), Jun 5, 1966: Cessna 180 (N2437F), Baker, OR, 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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