# Accident 19730328007499A: Cessna 180B, Takotna, AK, March 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Takotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 62.9887° N, 156.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Takotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9887&lon=-156.0316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5387D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5387D-1996-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328007499A

## Narrative

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

L SKI RAN INTO SOFT SNOW AREA AND FAILED.

## 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 ANC73DAG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG80), Mar 28, 1973: Cessna 180B (N5387D), Takotna, AK, substantial damage

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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