Cessna 180A N7814A

Summary

On 14 September 2011 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N7814A, operated by Jurenka Terry, was involved in an accident near McGrath, 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.

Date

14 September 2011 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McGrath, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.7444, -153.3536

Aircraft

Cessna 180A

Registration

N7814A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jurenka Terry

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McGrath → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC11CA098

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of control when encountering a downdraft during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was taking off from a sandbar when the airplane encountered a downdraft. The left landing gear subsequently struck the riverbank and was sheared off. The left wing then contacted the ground and the airplane slid to a stop on its fuselage, receiving substantial damage to the left wing, fuselage and tail section.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.