Cessna 180 N3267D

Summary

On 11 July 2004 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3267D was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 July 2004 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.1667, -150.5500

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N3267D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Talkeetna → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC04LA075

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during cruise flight, which resulted in the airplane impacting the lake. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft, and low altitude flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported he took off from a lake, and was going to fly over a cabin at the opposite end to let the occupants know he was departing. He said while cruising across the lake, the airplane encountered a downdraft and impacted the water. He said he was knocked unconscious, and does not remember any details about the accident. He was extricated from the airplane by the passenger, and taken to the shore. The pilot said the airplane rolled over during the accident, and sank to the bottom of the lake. He noted the airplane received airframe structural damage during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.