# Accident 19730910027589A: Cessna 180H, Yakutat, AK, September 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7961V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7961V-2013-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910027589A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQPD.ENG MISSED.HIT LOG.

## 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 ANC74FAD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAD06), Sep 10, 1973: Cessna 180H (N7961V), Yakutat, 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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