Cessna 180 N7741A

Summary

On 10 March 2024 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N7741A was involved in an accident near Skwentna, 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.

Date

10 March 2024 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Skwentna, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Talaheim (1AK8)

Coordinates

61.6758, -151.3856

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N7741A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

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

ANC24LA018

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a ski-equipped airplane reported that while taxiing on a snow-covered airstrip for takeoff, the left ski hit a snow drift which pulled the airplane off the runway and into a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.