# NTSB ANC84LA003: Cessna 180, N4702B, Anchorage, AK, October 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 8, 1983, 17:00 local (Oct 9, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.15995, -149.989456 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1600&lon=-149.9895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4248/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA003

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - tree(s)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A ROW OF SMALL TREES DURING THE APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 26 MILES SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE, AK. THE PILOT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE MADE A MUCH HIGHER APPROACH TO THE AIRSTRIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4702B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31600
- Airframe hours: 2200
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Maurice E. Felke
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 8, 1983, 35 hours before
- Departed: ANC, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Airport: Private, runway 36, 1,800 × 40 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,350 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 1,300 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 28 °F

## 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 19831008053629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053629A), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna 180, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with a row of small trees while landing at a Private strip. Not lined up with the runway and too low.

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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