# Accident 20210529009409A: Cessna 182K, Yakutat, AK, May 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2021, 13:11 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7025° N, 143.5103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7025&lon=-143.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2761Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2761Q-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 832 total, 788 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529009409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM TALKEETNA TOWARDS  YAKUTAT, CLIMBING TO 12,500 AND VFR ON TOP OVER A CLOUD LAYER, THROUGH THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGE AREA.  AIRCRAFT WAS USING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH ANC CENTER.

AIRCRAFT  ENCOUNTERED MOUNTAIN WAVE, SEVERE TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR.  ATC LOST RADAR CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT AND AN SOS WAS RECEIVED FROM GPS SPOT TRACKER FROM 60.42.09N 143.26.54W.

SAR AIRCRAFT HAD DIFFICULTY REACHING SCENE DUE TO WEATHER / TERRAIN.  AIRMEN WERE RESCUED ONLY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS ON SITE.

## 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 ANC21LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA043), May 29, 2021: Cessna 182K (N2761Q), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with mountain wave turbulence and windshear that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane and resulted in impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N2761Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920922048449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920922048449I), Sep 22, 1992: Cessna 182K (N2761Q), Taunton, MA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing after making a go around. Bounced and departed runway.

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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