# Accident 19800928048469A: Cessna 170, Arctic Village, AK, September 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1980, 16:45 local time
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1269° N, 145.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arctic Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1269&lon=-145.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4000V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4000V-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,711 total, 20 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928048469A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF ROUGH GRAVEL BAR ON TAKEOFF. WHEELS HIT WATER. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER IN 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 ANC80DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA28), Sep 28, 1980: Cessna 170 (N4000V), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4000V (2)

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

- [Accident 19760530011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760530011899A), May 30, 1976: Cessna 170 (N4000V), Ft.Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750507017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750507017249A), May 7, 1975: Cessna 170 (N4000V), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated gusts raised wgs.

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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