# NTSB ANC79DAG46: Cessna 180, N91304, Bethel, AK, March 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0648  79/3/29    BETHEL,AK           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 12000
        TIME - 1210                    N91304              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KASIGALUK,AK                BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- FROZEN RIVER DESIGNATED AS SEAPLANE BASE.HOLE IN ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91304](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91304), registered now, S/N 18052040, 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
- Airport: Bethel Spb

## 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 19790329006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329006279A), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna 180, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck hole in ice while landing on frozen river.

## Other investigations on N91304 (4)

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 ANC96LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA058), Apr 27, 1996: Cessna 180H (N91304), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadvertent stall during the go around attempt. Factors in the accident were the pilot-in- command's lack of a high performance endorsement and the pilot/passenger's decision…
- [NTSB ANC78DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA017), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 180 (N91304), Kipnuk, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA027), Feb 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N91304), Red Devil, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD14), Oct 24, 1971: Cessna 180 (N91304), Paincourtville, LA, 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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