Cessna 180 N1560C
25 August 2007 · Skwentna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 2007 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1560C was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skwentna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.5050, -152.8433
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N1560C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Skwentna → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC07CA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in the airplane descending uncontrolled into high vegetation. Factors contributing to the accident were wind gusts and a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private certificated pilot was taking off from an unimproved, off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot reported that he was taking off in gusty crosswind conditions, and a gust "caught the left wing pushing me to the ground." He also said the right landing gear wheel caught in the brush, pulling the airplane to the ground. The airplane impacted the ground, rolled onto its left side, and was destroyed by a postcrash fire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2007 | Cessna 180 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Cessna 180 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Howard C. Holtan | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 2007 | Cessna 180 | Brigham City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2007 | Cessna 180 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2007 | Cessna 180A | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2007 | Cessna 180 | Marble, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2007 | Maule M-7-235 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Richard F. Sterling | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2007 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Ryan J. Nelson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2007 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Grumman G21A | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Piper PA-22-150 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | Forest M. Kirst | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2007 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |