Plane Crash List

Cessna 180 N9062M

18 August 1984 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 August 1984 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9062M was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 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 04:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Lake Hood (LDH)
Coordinates
61.1807, -149.8795
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N9062M
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
ANC84FA140

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST & THE ACFT WAS ON THE STEP WHEN A X-WIND HIT, LIFTING THE RIGHT WING. HE SAID THE LEFT WING THEN HIT THE WATER, SPINNING THE ACFT TO THE LEFT & THE NOSE HIT THE WATER. THE ACFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK & SANK IN 20 FT OF WATER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE FROM SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 13 GUSTING 15 TO 18 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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