# Accident 20000720042199A: Cessna 180, Thorn Bay, AK, July 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2000, 19:30 local time
- Place: Thorn Bay, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.5703° N, 132.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5703&lon=-132.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2997A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2997A-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,074 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000720042199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER T/O PILOT INITIATED CLIMBING 270 RIGHT HAND TURN. AT ABOUT 800FT TO 1000FT MSL AND ABOUT 300 AGL AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO YAW LEFT & ENTER A SPIN TO THE LEFT. ACFT CRASHED KILLING PILOT.

## 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 ANC00FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA093), Jul 21, 2000: Cessna 180 (N2997A), Thorne Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadvertent stalling of the airplane.

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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