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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Talkeetna, AK · July 10, 2004

Date: July 10, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3267D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA075
Reported as: Cessna 180
Reported engine: Continental O470*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total3,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N3267DRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 32065 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot, he was in cruise flight over some trees when a downdraft pushed his aircraft toward the ground. The aircraft's floats contacted the water in a lake and the aircraft flipped over and sank. Prior to the aircraft contacting the water, the pilot pulled back on the yoke, without adding power and nothing happened.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER SOME TREES WHEN A DOWNDRAFT PUSHED HIS AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT'S FLOATS CONTACTED THE WATER IN A LAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND SANK. PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE WATER, THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, WITHOUT ADDING POWER AND NOTHING HAPPENED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC04LA075Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe 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.Jul 11, 2004 · Substantial damage