# Accident 19730729028309A: Cessna 180J, North Pole, AK, July 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1973
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316JN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316JN-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 191 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730729028309A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC74FAA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA03), Jul 29, 1973: Cessna 180 (N316JN), North Pole, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N316JN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800915081699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800915081699I), Sep 15, 1980: Cessna 180 (N316JN), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing roll after brake gave way.

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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