# NTSB ANC73AA021: Cessna 180, N9077M, Chefornak, AK, September 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1972
- Place: Chefornak, AK · CHEFORNAK, AK
- Location: 60.1500° N, 164.2600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chefornak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1500&lon=-164.2600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3597  72/9/15    CHEFORNAK,ALAS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9077M              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 50, 5050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEFORNAK SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BETHEL,ALAS                 BETHEL,ALAS                  CHEFORNAK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LOW TIDE.HIT SANDBAR,VEERED,HIT RIVER BANK AFTR LIFT-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9077M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chefornak Spb

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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