# Accident 19730204005591A: Cessna 180E, Cooper Ldg, AK, February 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Cooper Ldg, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 60.4900° N, 149.8342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooper Landing, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4900&lon=-149.8342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3156D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3156D-1973-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 183 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73AA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204005591A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## Other aircraft in the event

- N7698K, Piper PA20115: [Accident 19730204005592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204005592A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC73AA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA040), Feb 4, 1973: Cessna 180D (N3156D), Cooper Ldg, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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