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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Shaktoolik, AK · June 16, 2023

Date: June 16, 2023 · 11:44 local
Place: Shaktoolik, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: G6UA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N91361
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC23FA042
Reported as: Cessna 180H
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total

N91361Registration cancelled Jul 5, 2024 · Cessna 180HS/N 18052045 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 180H Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft took off from a mountain top airstrip with reported tail/varying winds. On takeoff the aircraft hit a small group of trees with the left rear stabilizer. The largest tree was approximately 4 inches in diameter. Paint transfer was evident on the tree and bark from the tree was discovered in the damaged area of the stabilizer. The PIC lost control and the aircraft impacted the ground approximately a quarter mile from where it took off.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP AIRSTRIP WITH REPORTED TAIL/VARYING WINDS. ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL GROUP OF TREES WITH THE LEFT REAR STABILIZER. THE LARGEST TREE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER. PAINT TRANSFER WAS EVIDENT ON THE TREE AND BARK FROM THE TREE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE DAMAGED AREA OF THE STABILIZER. THE PIC LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE FROM WHERE IT TOOK OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC23FA042Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportShaktoolik, AKThe pilot’s encounter with gusting tailwind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a tree, a loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.Jun 16, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N91361 · 2

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

Accident 19920106000259ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Atmautluak, AKStruck snowdrifts on runway landing. Turned sideways and slid off runway. Poor early dawn light was a factor.Jan 6, 1992 · Substantial damage Accident 19751223042189ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pilot Station, AKUn lnd at arpt due equip on rwy. Lnd in snow,ski hit hidden mound of ice.Dec 23, 1975 · Substantial damage