# Accident 19730901033549A: Cessna 180H, Port Heiden, AK, September 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 56.9326° N, 158.6250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Heiden, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9326&lon=-158.6250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9781G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9781G-1982-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 230 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901033549A

## Narrative

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

NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.ABORTED TKOF FOR UNDET REASON.RAN OFF CINDER BAR INTO RAVINE.RCVRD 9/2/73

## 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 ANC74FAG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAG30), Sep 1, 1973: Cessna 180 (N9781G), Port Heiden, 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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