# NTSB UNK64X1921: Cessna 180, N6598A, Kwethluk, AK, May 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1964
- Place: Kwethluk, AK · KWETHLUK, AK
- Location: 60.7936° N, 161.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kwethluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7936&lon=-161.4308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1921
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1921

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1403  64/5/23    KWETHLUK ALASKA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 500
        TIME - 1230                    N6598A              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
          PILOT-DOWNWIND T/O ON NARROW STRIP OF RIVER ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6598A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6598A-1970-12-30), registration cancelled 1970-12-30, S/N 32495 (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

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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