# NTSB ANC80DAG82: Cessna 172, N6293E, Seward, AK, July 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1980
- Place: Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Location: 60.1232° N, 149.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1232&lon=-149.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2627  80/7/20  NR.SEWARD,AK          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 130
        TIME - 1230                    N6293E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LATOUCHE ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITTIER,AK                SEWARD,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY AFTER HITTING ROCK.PLT ATMTD GO-ARND W 40DEG FLAPS.ACFT HIT WND SOCK SUPPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6293E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6293E), registered now, S/N 46393, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Latouche Island

## 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 19800720031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720031469A), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 172, Seward, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to abort landing and hit wind sock pole on go around.

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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