Cessna 180 accident near Anchor Point, Alaska, June 25, 2003
On June 25, 2003 at about 11:50 pm local time, a Cessna 180, registered N91303, was destroyed in an accident near Anchor Point, Alaska. It was flown under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 3 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
An in-flight collision with water for an undetermined reason.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 2003 · about 11:50 pm local time
- Place
- Anchor Point, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 3 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N91303 · no longer on the register · serial 18052039
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The single engine, tundra tire-equipped airplane departed a remote wilderness lodge, located about 100 miles from the intended destination, on an on-demand air taxi flight with an airline transport certificated pilot and two passengers on board. A portion of the flight was over open ocean water. The airplane did not arrive at its destination, and no wreckage has been located. A fatally injured passenger was located in the ocean, 8 days after the airplane was reported overdue. The pilot and the remaining passenger were not located, and are presumed to have received fatal injuries. The airplane is presumed to have collided with ocean waters.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 35,000 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,464 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 16, 2003
- Maximum gross weight: 3,190 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520F (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Hallo Bay Air INC.
The flight
- Departed from: Hallo Bay AK at 5:30 pm
- Destination: PAHO Homer AK
- Flight plan: VFR
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 118° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,500 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from PAHO, 19 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N91303 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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