# Accident 19770531020349A: Beech H18, Noatak, AK, May 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1977
- Place: Noatak, AK
- Airport: Noatak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 67.5612° N, 162.9804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NOATAK (WTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.5612&lon=-162.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1LH-2011-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,022 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531020349A

## Narrative

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

RUNWAY SLOPES UPWARD ON APPROACH END.

## 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 ANC77DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA048), May 31, 1977: Beech H-18 (N1LH), Noatak, 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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