# Accident 19750506017239A: Cessna 180B, Bettles, AK, May 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1975
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93Q) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,222 total, 1,022 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750506017239A

## Narrative

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

LND ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE.GR BROKE THRU CRUST.

## 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 ANC75DAA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA33), May 6, 1975: Cessna 180B (N93Q), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19860829060249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829060249I), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna 180B (N93Q), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped while clearing the runway.

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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