# Accident 20040322004909A: Cessna 180H, Talkeetna, AK, March 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9750° N, 150.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9750&lon=-150.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2472F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2472F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,900 total, 850 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040322004909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SKI-EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUTH GLACIER WITH TWO PASSENGERS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE LEFT SKI CONTACTED A SNOW BERM, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. LEFT LANDING GEAR AND SKI SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA035), Mar 22, 2004: Cessna 180H (N2472F), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a snow drift during takeoff/initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident were the snow-covered and…

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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