Cessna 180 accident near Anchor Point, AK
On June 25, 2003, a Cessna 180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anchor Point, AK. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 25, 2003
- Place
- Anchor Point, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 59.765°N, 152.051°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030711X01069
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 25, 2003, at an estimated time of 1550 Alaska daylight time, a single engine, tundra tire-equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N91303, is presumed to have collided with the ocean waters of the Cook Inlet, about 7 miles southwest of Anchor Point, Alaska. No wreckage has been located, and the airplane is presumed to be destroyed. A fatally injured passenger was located on July 3, in ocean waters near Anchor Point. The airline transport certificated pilot, and the remaining passenger, were not located and are presumed to have received fatal injuries. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand passenger flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by Hallo Bay Air Inc., Palmer, Alaska. The accident flight originated from Hallo Bay, located on the eastern shore of the Alaska Peninsula, about 1430, for a flight to Homer, Alaska, located on the Kenai Peninsula. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at Hallo Bay and at Homer. A VFR flight plan was filed, with an expected time of arrival in Homer of 1600. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that earlier in the day, the pilot departed Homer and opened his flight plan at 1217 for a round-robin flight to the Hallo Bay Wilderness Camp, located within the Katmai National Park, about 100 miles south-southwest of Homer. The camp is located about 63 miles west-northwest of Kodiak, Alaska. On the pilot's flight plan, he indicated the expected route for the return flight was Hallo Bay, Cape Douglas, Augustine Island, Anchor Point
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with water for an undetermined reason.
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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.
