# NTSB ANC73AA041: Cessna 180H, N2194Z, Bethel, AK, February 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1973
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73AA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0367   73/2/3    BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1508
        TIME - 1030                    N2194Z              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 KASIGLOOK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OPERATING FROM PART LAND PART FROZEN SNOW COVERED LAKE.DEBRIS SCATTERED IN SNOW.R SKI HIT OIL DRUM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2194Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2194Z-1988-07-15), registration cancelled 1988-07-15, S/N 18051294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bethel

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730203003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730203003599A), Feb 3, 1973: Cessna 180F, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Operating from part land part frozen snow covered lake. Debris scattered in snow.r ski hit oil drum

## Other investigations on N2194Z (2)

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 ANC82DAG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG59), Sep 7, 1982: Cessna 180 (N2194Z), Missing Acft, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB ANC76DAH58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH58), Jul 29, 1976: Cessna 180 (N2194Z), Valdez, 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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