Cessna 180B accident near Iliamna, AK
On July 27, 1996, a Cessna 180B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Iliamna, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 27, 1996
- Place
- Iliamna, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 59.851°N, 154.560°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06133
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On July 27, 1996, about 1505 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 180B, N9141T, collided with terrain at 2,200 feet mean sea level (msl), about 37 miles west of Iliamna, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight to Lake Aleknagik, Alaska, when the accident occurred. The airplane, registered to the first pilot, was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire. The first pilot, a certificated private pilot, and the second pilot, a certificated commercial pilot, both received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area. A VFR flight plan was filed by the second pilot. The flight originated from Wolf Lake, about 6 1/2 miles northwest of Palmer, Alaska, about 1340. The spouse of the first pilot reported that he departed Wolf Lake to pick up the second pilot at Finger Lake located about 1 1/2 miles south of the departure point. The spouse of the second pilot reported she observed her husband get into the right front seat of the airplane. The second pilot air-filed the flight plan with a route of flight from Wolf Lake via Lake Clark Pass to Lake Aleknagik. The flight was reported overdue and an alert notice was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on July 27, 1996, at 1717. Search personnel located the crash site on July 30, 1996, at 1925. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at latitude 59 degrees, 47.317 minutes north and longitude 156 degrees, 09.252 minutes west. Crew Information The first pilot held a private pilot certificate with a
Probable cause
VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather condition (low ceiling and rain) and terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
