# Accident 20260621007069A: Cessna 180, Skwentna, AK, June 21, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2026, 15:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Talaheim
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6747° N, 151.3849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALAHEIM (1AK8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6747&lon=-151.3849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7741A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7741A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 8,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621007069A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING A PART 91 FLIGHT ON 06/20/2026 THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND HEADING 36 AT THEIR PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AROUND 1500 HOURS. THE PIC STATED THEY ENCOUNTERED GUSTY TAILWINDS DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. THEY ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR GROSS WEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIED MORE SPEED THAN THEY WERE USED TO AND CAUSED THEM TO TOUCHDOWN 100-200 FEET LONG. THEY SAID THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND WHEN IT SETTLED THEY APPLIED FULL BRAKES. THE PIC STATED THEY APPLIED BRAKES UNEVENLY AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR AND LOWER FRAME WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GRASS BUT EXPERIENCED MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE PIC STATED THEY WERE THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WERE NOT INJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7741A (2)

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

- [Accident 20240310002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240310002519A), Mar 10, 2024: Cessna 180 (N7741A), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot statement taken by phone at 1325. While back taxing on a narrow snow packed runway, with straight skis installed, at about 15 to 20 miles per hour, the…
- [Accident 20070808018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808018189A), Aug 8, 2007: Cessna 180 (N7741A), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Lost right brake on landing causing a ground loop, damaging a wing and wing spar. 08/21/07: 8020-23 completed this date and not expected to be amended.

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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