# Accident 20250819011149A: Cessna 180G, Delta Junction, AK, August 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2025, 05:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.8051° N, 146.4754° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8051&lon=-146.4754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4721U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4721U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,068 total, 45 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250819011149A

## Narrative

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

PER PILOT STATEMENT, ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT AN ESTIMATED 5KTS AND TEMPERATURE 38-40 DEG F. PILOT REPORTED NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS, INCLUDING SATISFACTORY ENGINE PERFORMANCE. ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF APPROX. 800 FEET DOWN THE STRIP BUT BEGAN TO SINK AT 15 FT AGL.  DESPITE ADDITIONAL BACK PRESSURE, ALONG WITH RUDDER AND AILERON INPUTS, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE STRIP AND CRASHED 200-300 FT BEYOND THE DEPARTURE THRESHOLD.

## 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 ANC25LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA088), Aug 19, 2025: Cessna 180G (N4721U), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a rate of climb sufficient to clear obstacles during takeoff, resulting in a collision with tree-covered terrain.

## Other reports on N4721U (3)

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

- [Accident 19990314014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314014149A), Mar 14, 1999: Cessna 180G (N4721U), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 14, 1999, about 1828 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180G airplane, N4721U, sustained substantial damage during an emergency…
- [Accident 19800901063389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901063389A), Sep 1, 1980: Cessna 180G (N4721U), AK, No damage
- [Accident 19800821066059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821066059A), Aug 21, 1980: Cessna 180G (N4721U), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Seaplane developed high sink rate on practice forced landing. Bounced several times. Flown back to base. Warped wing.

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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