# NTSB ANC71AA027: Cessna 180, N7932V, Nulato, AK, November 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1970
- Place: Nulato, AK · NULATO, AK
- Location: 64.7194° N, 158.1031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nulato, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7194&lon=-158.1031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1783   70/11/2   NULATO,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2225
        TIME - 1330                    N7932V              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1440 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NULATO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALENA,ALAS                 NULATO,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LND ON NARROW SNOW STRIP ON RIVER BANK. WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7932V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nulato

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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