# NTSB ANC74AA053: Cessna 180H, N9035M, Cordova, AK, January 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1974
- Place: Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0396  74/1/20  NR.CORDOVA,ALAS       CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3600
        TIME - 1145                    N9035M              PX-  0  1  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORDOVA,ALAS                 CAPE YAKATAGA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT.DESCENDING TO STAY BELOW CLOUDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9035M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9035M-1974-02-14), registration cancelled 1974-02-14, S/N 18052135 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740120004539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740120004539A), Jan 20, 1974: Cessna 180H, Cordova, AK, Destroyed. Mail flt. Descending to stay below clouds.

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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