# NTSB ANC71AA036: Cessna 180, N2714X, Bethel, AK, January 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1971
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0920  71/1/14    BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3452
        TIME - 1030                    N2714X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 KWETHLUK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT LND ON FROZN RVR,HIT WTR HOLE.
```

## 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

## 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 ANC70AA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA063), Mar 9, 1970: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Newtok, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0025), Dec 20, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2714X), Bethel, 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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