# Accident 19730903032889A: Cessna 180B, Arctic Villg, AK, September 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Arctic Villg, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 68.1269° N, 145.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arctic Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1269&lon=-145.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5173E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5173E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 515 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903032889A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO SOFT SAND,TAIL HIGH ON SAND BAR.

## 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 ANC74DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA09), Sep 3, 1973: Cessna 180 (N5173E), Arctic Villg, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5173E (1)

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

- [Incident 19820215008869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215008869I), Feb 15, 1982: Cessna 180B (N5173E), Orlando, FL. On touchdown aircraft bounced then floated. Nose gear and propeller damaged on third bounce.

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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