# NTSB ANC70AA075: Cessna 180, N7977V, Kobuk, AK, May 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1970
- Place: Kobuk, AK · KOBUK, AK
- Location: 66.9236° N, 156.9043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kobuk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9236&lon=-156.9043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70AA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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