# NTSB ANC77DAA46: Cessna 180F, N48051, Kaktovik, AK, August 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1977
- Place: Kaktovik, AK · KAKTOVIK, AK
- Location: 70.1202° N, 143.6201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaktovik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1202&lon=-143.6201&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 November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA46-201257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3261  77/8/29  NR.KAKTOVIK,AK.       CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N48051              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 4079 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1835 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KONAGAKUT RIV.,AK.          BARTER ISLAND,AK.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM RIVER BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48051](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48051-1983-12-08), registration cancelled 1983-12-08, S/N 180-51233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770829033379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829033379A), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 180F, Kaktovik, AK, Substantial damage. Tkof frm river bar.

## Other investigations on N48051 (1)

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 ANC76DAA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA19), Aug 21, 1975: Cessna 180F (N48051), Arctic Village, 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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