# NTSB ANC71DAA16: Cessna 180, N2662Y, Kotzebue, AK, September 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1970
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3664  70/9/10  NR.KOTZEBUE,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1600
        TIME - 0900                    N2662Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTZEBUE,ALAS               REINDEER CAMP,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT HIT SUBMERGED SANDBAR IN RIVER. DIDNT DRAG AREA BEFORE LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2662Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2662Y-1979-04-30), registration cancelled 1979-04-30, S/N 18051162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2662Y (1)

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 ANC67A0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0044), Nov 4, 1966: Cessna 180 (N2662Y), Seldovia, 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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