Cessna 180 accident near Thorne Bay, AK
On July 21, 2000, a Cessna 180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Thorne Bay, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 21, 2000
- Place
- Thorne Bay, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 55.570°N, 132.391°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21349
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 20, 2000, about 1930 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N2997A, was destroyed when it collided with terrain about 3.25 miles east of Thorne Bay, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from a small cove in Tolstoi Bay, located on the Prince of Wales Island. Witnesses reported the pilot was departing a floating lodge in the cove, and was headed to Thorne Bay. The airplane departed toward the northwest, and then made a climbing right turn over the top of the lodge. The airplane appeared to be in a slight climb over wooded terrain when it appeared to make a skidding turn to the left. The airplane then appeared to stall. The left wing dropped, and the airplane descended to the ground in a nose low attitude, making about 1/2 turn to the left. The witnesses described the weather as clear, with calm wind conditions. They also indicated the airplane's engine was not making any unusual sounds, and appeared to be running until colliding with the ground. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at latitude 55 degrees, 39.92 minutes north, and longitude 132 degrees, 27.30 minutes west. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single-engine land, single-engine sea, and instrument airplane ratings. The most recent third-
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's inadvertent stalling of the airplane.
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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.
