# NTSB ANC71AA032: Cessna 180H, N7979V, Rampart, AK, December 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1970
- Place: Rampart, AK · RAMPART, AK
- Location: 65.5050° N, 150.1700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rampart, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5050&lon=-150.1700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2030  70/12/25   RAMPART,ALAS        CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3000
        TIME - 1115                    N7979V              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 835 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMPART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              RAMPART,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED RWY AND SURROUNDING AREA BLENDED AT LEVEL OFF. LND IN SNOW BANK TO L OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7979V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7979V-2014-09-04), registration cancelled 2014-09-04, S/N 18051879 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rampart

## Other investigations on N7979V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC73AA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA050), Jun 15, 1973: Cessna 180H (N7979V), Moses Point, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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