# NTSB ANC76AA031: Cessna 180, N7939V, Yakutat, AK, September 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1975
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2756   75/9/8  NR.YAKUTAT,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3320
        TIME - 1100                    N7939V              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUMACHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         YAKUTAT,AK                   DRY BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          100                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ABT 600FT OF STRIP USEABLE. HEAVY RAIN,GUSTING TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7939V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7939V), registered now, S/N 18051839, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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: Schumacher

## 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 19750908031599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750908031599A), Sep 8, 1975: Cessna 180H, Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Abt 600FT of strip useable. Heavy rain,gusting to 20K.

## Other investigations on N7939V (3)

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 DEN99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA147), Aug 14, 1999: Cessna 180H (N7939V), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA087), Jun 11, 1990: Cessna 180 (N7939V), Deshka River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
- [NTSB ANC67A0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0064), Jun 19, 1967: Cessna 180H (N7939V), Yakutat, 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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