# NTSB ANC80DAA28: Cessna 170, N4000V, Arctic Village, AK, September 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1980
- Place: Arctic Village, AK · ARCTIC VILLAGE, AK
- Location: 68.1269° N, 145.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arctic Village, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1269&lon=-145.5378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2351  80/9/28  NR.ARCTIC VILLAGE,AK  CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N4000V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 4711 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVEL BAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ARCTIC VILLAGE,AK            FT YUKON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM CURVED GRAVEL BAR,SELECTED WRONG"WASH OUT"ON SNOW COVERED TRRN.FLIPPED OVR IN RVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4000V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4000V-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 18319, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gravel Bar

## 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 19800928048469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800928048469A), Sep 28, 1980: Cessna 170, Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. Veered off rough gravel bar on takeoff. Wheels hit water. Airplane flipped over in river.

## Other investigations on N4000V (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 ANC76FAA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAA37), May 30, 1976: Cessna 170 (N4000V), Ft.Wainwright, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75FAA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAA34), May 7, 1975: Cessna 170 (N4000V), Fairbanks, 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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