# Incident 19781224020949I: Cessna 180, Upper Russian L, AK, December 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1978
- Place: Upper Russian L, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N9753G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9753G-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781224020949I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE THE AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGH THE ICE.

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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