# NTSB ANC79DAA21: Cessna 180, N1511C, Bettles, AK, July 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1979
- Place: Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2367  79/7/12  NR.BETTLES,AK         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2000
        TIME - 0940                    N1511C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVICE CREEK,AK           BETTLES,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RUNWAY SURFACE NOT MAINTAINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1511C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1511C), registered now, S/N 30211, built 1953 (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
- Airport: Bush Strip

## 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 19790712018399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712018399A), Jul 12, 1979: Cessna 180, Bettles, AK, Substantial damage. Hit bump landing on a beach. Main landing gear wheel dug in sand, flipped over.

## Other investigations on N1511C (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 ANC80DAA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA18), Jul 14, 1980: Cessna 180 (N1511C), Brooks Range, 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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