# NTSB ANC78DAG16: Cessna 180, N2230C, Anchorage, AK, December 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3806  77/12/25 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 650
        TIME - 1500                    N2230C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LDGS ON FROZEN LK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2230C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2230C), registered now, S/N 30530 (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 19771225038299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771225038299A), Dec 25, 1977: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was making touch and go ldgs on frozen lk

## Other investigations on N2230C (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 ANC74DAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG01), Jun 28, 1973: Cessna 180 (N2230C), Skwentna, AK, 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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