# NTSB ANC74AA059: Cessna 180, N4810B, Kwigillingok, AK, March 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1974
- Place: Kwigillingok, AK · KWIGILLINGOK, AK
- Location: 59.8772° N, 163.1770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kwigillingok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8772&lon=-163.1770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0518  74/3/20    KWIGILLINGOK,ALAS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1980
        TIME - 1445                    N4810B              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 KWIGILLINGOK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE ARM WORN,SLIPPED OFF SHAFT.LNDD ON FROZEN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4810B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4810B-1975-04-12), registration cancelled 1975-04-12, S/N 18051883 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4810B (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 ANC75AA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA056), Feb 19, 1975: Cessna 180 (N4810B), Tuntutuliak, AK, destroyed

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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