# Accident 19770830027159A: Cessna 180, Kotzebue, AK, August 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1977
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9214C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9214C) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830027159A

## Narrative

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

HIT POTHOLE ON GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 ANC77DAA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA48), Aug 30, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9214C), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9214C (1)

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

- [Accident 20230617014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230617014599A), Jun 17, 2023: Cessna 180 (N9214C), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. During liftoff from lake hood strip the pilot felt a “slight right jump.” on touchdown at the destination Talkeetna the pilot performed a wheel landing. The…

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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