# Accident 20040710013159A: Cessna 180, Talkeetna, AK, July 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1667° N, 150.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1667&lon=-150.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3267D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3267D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710013159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC04LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA075), Jul 11, 2004: Cessna 180 (N3267D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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