Cessna 180 N9024C
5 February 1989 · Wrangell, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 February 1989 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9024C was involved in an accident near Wrangell, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wrangell, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 56.4110, -131.6099
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N9024C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA89LA047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PLT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND DURING TAKEOFF ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS AND GUSTING WINDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A ROUGH AND UNEVEN FROZEN RIVER IN THE SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE INTO WINDS OF 20 KTS GUSTING TO 35 KTS. AS THE ACFT REACHED A SPEED OF APRX 35 KTS, A GUST OF WIND, COMBINED WITH THE ACFT BOUNCING ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN, TIPPED THE ACFT, CAUSING THE WING TO DRAG AND THE ACFT TO CARTWHEEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1989 | Cessna 180 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | George Thomas | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1989 | Cessna 180-A | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1989 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1989 | Cessna 180 | Green Island, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1989 | Cessna 180H | Togiak, Alaska, United States | Sorensen, Ralph | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1989 | Cessna 180-J | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Mahoney, Patrick | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-32 | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1989 | Cessna 185E | Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1989 | Aeronca 15AC | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1989 | Cessna 185 | Trinity Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1989 | Cessna 152 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |