# Accident 19790329006279A: Cessna 180, Bethel, AK, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 12:10 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N91304, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91304) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329006279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK HOLE IN ICE WHILE LANDING 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 ANC79DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG46), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna 180 (N91304), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91304 (3)

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

- [Accident 19960427008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008859A), Apr 27, 1996: Cessna 180H (N91304), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Elected go around at off airport sight. Right wing stalled. Wing and gear hit ground. No high performance endorse.
- [Accident 19780130008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780130008609A), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 180H (N91304), Kipnuk, AK, Substantial damage. Snow berm not discernible from air. Gusts to 20KTS.operator called flt,told lake ok. To land on.
- [Accident 19770206005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206005019A), Feb 6, 1977: Cessna 180H (N91304), Red Devil, 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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