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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Talkeetna, AK · May 2, 1997

Date
May 2, 1997 · 15:54 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74806
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA066
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total607 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind lifted left wing on variable gusty crosswind. Ground looped to left. Folded right main. Wing hit runway.

As the FAA filed it

WIND LIFTED LEFT WING ON VARIABLE GUSTY CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED TO LEFT. FOLDED RIGHT MAIN. WING HIT RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.