# NTSB ANC76AA083: Cessna 180, N91303, Bethel, AK, May 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1976
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0885   76/5/4  NR.BETHEL,AK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5250
        TIME - 1510                    N91303              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1502 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BETHEL,AK                    NAPAKIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- L SKI HIT RUT CAUSED BY OVR FLOW ON FROZEN RIVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91303](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91303-2004-10-25), registration cancelled 2004-10-25, S/N 18052039, built 1969 (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

## 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 19760504014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504014029A), May 4, 1976: Cessna 180H, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. L ski hit rut caused by ovr flow on frozen river

## Other investigations on N91303 (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 ANC03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA067), Jun 25, 2003: Cessna 180 (N91303), Anchor Point, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with water for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA052), Mar 28, 2001: Cessna 180 (N91303), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was uneven terrain.

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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