# Accident 20230616005029A: Cessna 180H, Shaktoolik, AK, June 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2023, 11:44 local time
- Place: Shaktoolik, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: G6UA
- Location: 64.5282° N, 160.0864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5282&lon=-160.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91361, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91361-2024-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230616005029A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC23FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA042), Jun 16, 2023: Cessna 180 (N91361), Shaktoolik, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N91361 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920106000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920106000259A), Jan 6, 1992: Cessna 180 (N91361), Atmautluak, AK, Substantial damage. Struck snowdrifts on runway landing. Turned sideways and slid off runway. Poor early dawn light was a factor.
- [Accident 19751223042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751223042189A), Dec 23, 1975: Cessna 180H (N91361), Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Un lnd at arpt due equip on rwy. Lnd in snow,ski hit hidden mound of ice.

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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