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.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2019 | Cessna 180 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Cessna 180 | Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Cessna 180 | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2019 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2019 | Cessna 180 | Townsend, Montana, United States | Caleb Arnold | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Cessna 180 | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2019 | Maule M6 | Moose Pass, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 May 2019 | Cessna A185 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2019 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Mountain Air Service LLC | Fatal | 6 |
| 12 May 2019 | Stinson 108 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2019 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2019 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Mountain Village, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |