# NTSB ANC79DAA17: Cessna 140, N2163V, Tok, AK, June 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1979
- Place: Tok, AK · TOK, AK
- Location: 63.3367° N, 142.9856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tok, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3367&lon=-142.9856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2357  79/6/18  NR.TOK,AK             CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 600
        TIME - 1040                    N2163V              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULKANA,AK                 TOK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W TELEPHONE WIRES DRG LNDG ON HWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2163V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163V-1982-09-24), registration cancelled 1982-09-24, S/N 14392, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790618015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618015489A), Jun 18, 1979: Cessna 140, Mantasta Lodge, AK, Substantial damage. Struck wires attempting to land on a road. Hit nose down, flipped over.

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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