# NTSB ANC75AA002: Cessna 180B, N9131T, Kwinhagak, AK, July 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1974
- Place: Kwinhagak, AK · KWINHAGAK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75AA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2261   74/7/6    KWINHAGAK,ALAS      CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1700
        TIME - 2030                    N9131T              PX-  0  1  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KWINHAGAK,ALAS              BETHEL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.ATMTD TKOF FM CREEK AT LOW TIDE,HIT SANDBAR.
```

## 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 180B
- 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19740706044529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706044529A), Jul 6, 1974: Cessna 180E, Kwinhagak, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Atmtd tkof fm creek at low tide,hit sandbar.

## 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 ANC74AA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA058), Mar 19, 1974: Cessna 180 (N9131T), Bethel, AK, minor 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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