# Accident 19970502007739A: Cessna 180A, Talkeetna, AK, May 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1997, 15:54 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4499° N, 149.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4499&lon=-149.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74806 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 607 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502007739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA066), May 2, 1997: Cessna 180 (N74806), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was: the variable crosswind condition.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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