- Date
- May 1, 1970
- Place
- Kobuk, AK · KOBUK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7977VCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136914
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1040 70/5/1 NR.KOBUK,ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N7977V PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 35, 3969 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 157 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETTLES,ALAS KOTZEBUE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LDG ON SIDE CREEK OF FROZEN RIVER HIT BRUSH WITH L WING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7977V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage