# Accident 20110730016342A: Cessna 180B, Talkeetna, AK, July 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2011, 14:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1817° N, 150.5067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1817&lon=-150.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5214E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5214E-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730016342A

## Narrative

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

N756MP DEPARTED SISTER LAKE ALASKA ENROUTE TO AMBER LAKE ALASKA. N756MP DEPARTED AND CLIMBED TO 1000 FEET THEN MADE A RIGHT TURN TOWARD AMBER LAKE. N756MP WAS SETTING UP FOR A LEFT DOWN WIND FOR AMBER LAKE. N756MP TURNED SLIGHTLY MORE TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN HE LEVELED OF AGAIN HE SAW N5214E, HE PULLED UP AND MADE CONTACT WITH N5214E. N5214E FEEL TO THE GROUND AND N756MP FLEW TO ANCHORAGE AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N756MP, Cessna U206G: [Accident 20110730016332A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730016332A)

## 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 ANC11FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA071), Jul 30, 2011: Cessna 180B (N5214E), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout and failure to see and avoid by the pilots of both airplanes while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack…

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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