# Accident 20190525005169A: Cessna 180D, Yankee Creek, AK, May 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Yankee Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0019° N, 156.3672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0019&lon=-156.3672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190525005169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THE FOLLOWING DURING PHONE INTERVIEW.

HE WAS VERY FAMILAR WITH THE LAND AND TAKEOFF SURFACE.

HE HAS LANDED AT THIS LOCATION FOR MANY YEARS.

COMPLETED PREFLIGHT AND TAKEOFF CHECKS

WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS NOT A FACTOR.

ON TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT GOT OFF CENTER LINE WHICH CAUSE HIM TO DRIFT OFF HIS NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL AND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING A TREELINE AND COMING TO REST IN THAT AREA.

## 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 GAA19CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA286), May 26, 2019: Cessna 180 (N3EH), Takotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in impact with vegetation.

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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