# NTSB ANC74DAA22: Cessna 180, N4540B, Kotzebue, AK, September 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3690  73/9/30    KOTZEBUE,ALAS       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2000
        TIME - 2015                    N4540B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH WIEN MEML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTZEBUE,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED FROM WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4540B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540B-1974-01-28), registration cancelled 1974-01-28, S/N 31439, built 1955 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Ralph Wien Meml

## 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 19730930039129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930039129A), Sep 30, 1973: Cessna 180E, Kotzebue, AK, Destroyed. Acft not recovered from water.

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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