# NTSB ANC78DAG67: Cessna 180A, N2204C, Dillingham, AK, June 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1978
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1400   78/6/8  NR.DILLINGHAM,AK      CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 826
        TIME - 1745                    N2204C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEENS CANNERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DILLINGHAM,AK               DILLINGHAM,AK.               EKUK,AK.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RUT ON SANDY TAXIWAY.PARKED A/C N180MM-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2204C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2204C), registered now, S/N 30504, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- 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
- Airport: Queens Cannery

## Other investigations on N2204C (4)

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 ANC98LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA156), Sep 23, 1998: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the brakes during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve.
- [NTSB MKC75DC001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DC001), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Wichita, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ04), Jul 9, 1972: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Newton, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72FCQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCQ34), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 180 (N2204C), Valley Cntr, KS, 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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