# Accident 19740108002729A: Cessna 180, Bethel, AK, January 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1974
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2641Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2641Y-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 32 in this make and model, 277 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740108002729A

## Narrative

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

ICE ON WGS. TKOF FROM FROZEN RIVER.

## 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 ANC74AA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA052), Jan 8, 1974: Cessna 180 (N2641Y), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2641Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19840828044039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840828044039A), Aug 28, 1984: Cessna 180 (N2641Y), Iliamna, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft sank in bay because of leaking float. Two passengers did not make shore because of cold water.

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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