# NTSB ANC74AA058: Cessna 180, N9131T, Bethel, AK, March 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1974
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0655  74/3/19    BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1980
        TIME - 1320                    N9131T              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED W SNOW MACHINE & OPERATOR AFTER LNDG ON FROZEN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9131T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9131T-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 50631, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Bethel River

## 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 19740319009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740319009019A), Mar 19, 1974: Cessna 180, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Acft collided w snow machine & operator after lndg on frozen River.

## Other investigations on N9131T (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 ANC75AA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA002), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 180B (N9131T), Kwinhagak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4093), Sep 22, 1964: Cessna 180 (N9131T), Perryville, 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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