Cessna 180 N7977V
1 May 1970 · Kobuk, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 May 1970 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N7977V, operated by Frontier Flyin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kobuk, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kobuk, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N7977V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frontier Flyin
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bettles, Alas → Kotzebue, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1040
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ATTEMPTED LDG ON SIDE CREEK OF FROZEN RIVER HIT BRUSH WITH L WING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Eureka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1970 | Cessna 180A | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1970 | Cessna 180 | Seagoville, Texas, United States | Dallas Parachu | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Jenks, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Cessna 180B | Syracuse, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1970 | Cessna 180 | Ironwood, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |