# NTSB ANC81FA012: Cessna 180, N2222C, Wasilla, AK, December 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1980
- Place: Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 55-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/55-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3286  80/12/27 NR.WASILLA,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 278
        TIME - 1252                    N2222C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMPBELL LAKE-ANC,AK        BIG LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- AD 55-04-01,INSTALLING PRELOADED BUNGEES ON FORWARD LIMITING CABLES TO BRING SKI TIPS UP,N/C/W.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2222C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2222C-1983-05-12), registration cancelled 1983-05-12, S/N 30522, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2222C (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 ANC73DAG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG89), May 10, 1973: Cessna 180 (N2222C), Anchorage, 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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