ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138538
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 2011 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7814A |
| MSN: | 32711 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6513 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rainy Pass, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | McGrath, AK |
| Anchorage, AK (MRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was taking off from a sandbar when the airplane encountered a downdraft. The left landing gear subsequently struck the riverbank and was sheared off. The left wing then contacted the ground and the airplane slid to a stop on its fuselage, receiving substantial damage to the left wing, fuselage and tail section.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control when encountering a downdraft during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1983 | N7814A | Private | 0 | Topeka, KS | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2011 02:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Sep-2011 02:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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