# Accident 19740319009019A: Cessna 180, Bethel, AK, March 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1974
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N9131T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9131T-2013-05-10) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740319009019A

## Narrative

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

ACFT COLLIDED W SNOW MACHINE & OPERATOR AFTER LNDG ON 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 ANC74AA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA058), Mar 19, 1974: Cessna 180 (N9131T), Bethel, AK, minor damage

## Other reports on N9131T (1)

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

- [Accident 19740706044529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706044529A), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 180E (N9131T), Kwinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Atmtd tkof fm creek at low tide,hit sandbar.

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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