# NTSB ANC79DAH01: Cessna 180J, N42372, Anchorage, AK, September 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1979
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAH01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2328   79/9/3    ANCHORAGE,AK        CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 244
        TIME - 0945                    N42372              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                SIX MILE LAKE,ANC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.PILOTS SEAT NOT PROPERLY LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N42372 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Unnamed Lake

## 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 19790903022879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903022879A), Sep 3, 1979: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. Made night water takeoff. Seat slid backwards during climb out. Over controlled. Hit trees on shoreline.

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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