# NTSB ANC75DAG05: Cessna 180, N2978A, Bethel, AK, July 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2376  74/7/21    BETHEL,ALAS         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2245
        TIME - 1130                    N2978A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 927 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND RAN UP LAKE BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2978A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2978A), registered now, S/N 30178 (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: 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 19740721022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721022939A), Jul 21, 1974: Cessna 180, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Plt aborted take off and ran up lake bank.

## Other investigations on N2978A (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 ANC78DAG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG82), Jul 1, 1978: Cessna 180 (N2978A), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG27), Aug 20, 1972: Cessna 180 (N2978A), Holy Cross, 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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