# Accident 20070922021319A: Cessna 180J, Whitier, AK, September 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Whitier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6358° N, 148.3350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6358&lon=-148.3350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46209-2008-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070922021319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES OBSERVED CESSNA 180 FLOAT PLANE TAKING OFF AT LAKE SHRODE WHEN IT FAILED TO CLIMB ADEQUATELY TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE SPRUCE TREE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 375 YARDS FROM THE LAKE WITH THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT, THERBY SHEARING THE RIGHT WING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO RST IN AN INVERTED POSITION APPROXIMATELY 125 YARDS FROM THE TREE. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE ENGINE, PROP 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 ANC07FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA102), Sep 22, 2007: Cessna 180 (N46209), Whittier, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot's seat to engage, or remain engaged, and the pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during takeoff-initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance…

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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