ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180008
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| Date: | Saturday 10 July 2004 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3267D |
| MSN: | 32065 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6606 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | mber Lake, about 28 miles southwest of Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna, AK |
| Anchorage, AK (PANC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot of the float-equipped airplane reported he took off from a lake, and was going to fly over a cabin at the opposite end to let the occupants know he was departing. He said while cruising across the lake, the airplane encountered a downdraft and impacted the water. He said he was knocked unconscious, and does not remember any details about the accident. He was extricated from the airplane by the passenger, and taken to the shore. The pilot said the airplane rolled over during the accident, and sank to the bottom of the lake. He noted the airplane received airframe structural damage during the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during cruise flight, which resulted in the airplane impacting the lake. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft, and low altitude flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040716X00990&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2015 14:18 | Noro | Added |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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