# NTSB ANC66A0025: Cessna 180, N2714X, Bethel, AK, December 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1965
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66A0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3942  65/12/20   BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4670
        TIME - 0915                    N2714X              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2340 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULL LAKE-FROZEN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- OPERATION ON FROZEN LAKE WITH SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE FROST FROM AIRFRAME
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2714X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2714X-2009-09-30), registration cancelled 2009-09-30, S/N 18051514, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dull Lake-Frozen.

## Other investigations on N2714X (5)

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 ANC78FAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAG33), Mar 11, 1978: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76AA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA072), Feb 29, 1976: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Puntilla Lake, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71AA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA036), Jan 14, 1971: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70AA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA063), Mar 9, 1970: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Newtok, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0018), Oct 18, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Chefornak, AK, substantial damage

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.

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