Plane Crash List

Cessna 180K N66036

10 March 1991 · Amos Lakes, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 March 1991 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N66036, operated by Carroll K. Moon, was involved in an accident near Amos Lakes, 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Amos Lakes, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
62.4503, -149.7898
Aircraft
Cessna 180K
Registration
N66036
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Carroll K. Moon
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Anchorage
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC91LA035

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF TERRAIN THAT WAS ROUGH, SNOW-COVERED AND ICY FOR TAKEOFF.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT, DURING THE TAKEOFF ON THE FROZEN LAKE, HE ENCOUNTERED VERY ROUGH SURFACE CONDITIONS WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE AIRPLANE TO REACH LIFTOFF SPEED. DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF VERY SLICK SNOW-COVERED ICE. THE AIRPLANE WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE TREES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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