Plane Crash List

Cessna 180 N3EH

26 May 2019 · Takotna, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 May 2019 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3EH was involved in an accident near Takotna, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Takotna, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Yankee Creek 2 (A77)
Coordinates
63.0019, -156.3672
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N3EH
Category
Airplane
Year built
1961
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tatitna → Takotna
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
GAA19CA286

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in impact with vegetation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, about the time he started rotation, the airplane veered right, the right wing contacted some brush, and the airplane impacted vegetation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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