# NTSB ANC74FAD06: Cessna 180H, N7961V, Yakutat, AK, September 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Place: Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74FAD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2752  73/9/10  NR.YAKUTAT,ALAS       CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 13500
        TIME - 0900                    N7961V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SQUARE LAKE,ALAS           YAKUTAT,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.ENG MISSED.HIT LOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7961V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7961V-2013-01-08), registration cancelled 2013-01-08, S/N 18051861, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yakutat

## 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 19730910027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730910027589A), Sep 10, 1973: Cessna 180H, Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Eng missed. Hit log.

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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