Cessna 180A accident near Kenai, AK
On August 5, 1999, a Cessna 180A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kenai, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 5, 1999
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 60.660°N, 150.900°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19391
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 5, 1999, about 1348 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 180A airplane, N8TL, was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 700 feet above sea level (msl), at 60 degrees, 48.7 minutes north latitude, 152 degrees, 28.8 minutes west longitude. This location is about two miles inside the eastern entrance to Lake Clark Pass, about 39 miles west of Kenai, Alaska. Lake Clark Pass is oriented generally east-west, with two dog-leg turns. The pass is about one mile wide at the narrowest spot, and about 20 miles long. The private pilot, and the one passenger on board were fatally injured. The flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. The flight departed the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska, at 1218, for Chikuminuk Lake, Alaska. Visual meteorological conditions were reported at Anchorage and Kenai at the time of the accident, and marginal VFR conditions were reported at Big River Lakes, Alaska, about 7 miles east of the accident site. A VFR flight plan was on file. A notification that an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal had been received via satellite was forwarded to the Alaskan Rescue Coordination Center in Anchorage at 1438, and a search was commenced. At 1856, the wreckage was located by the crew of an Air National Guard rescue helicopter. INJURIES TO PERSONS Both occupants sustained fatal traumatic and decelerative injuries. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT The airplane was destroyed by a combination of impact damage, and follow on damage resulting from falling glacial ice and flood waters. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional visual flight into known adverse weather. Factors associated with this accident were the reported low ceilings, obscuration, high winds, and turbulence.
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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.
