Cessna 180 accident near Anchorage, Alaska, June 16, 1985
On June 16, 1985 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Cessna 180, registered N9282T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 16, 1985 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Anchorage · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N9282T · registry record · serial 50782
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT DRAGGED THE LEFT WING TIP DURING LNDG IN A X-WIND. THE PLT STATED THAT HE KNEW THE WIND WAS GUSTY BEFORE HIS TAKEOFF BUT HE FELT CERTAIN THAT HE COULD HANDLE IT. HE STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT DURING THE LANDING HE HAD THE ACFT IN A CRABBED ATTITUDE 'WHEN THE WIND STOPPED FOR JUST AN INSTANT'. DURING AN 'OVERCORRECTION' FOR THE LACK OF WIND THE PLT SAID HE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER WIND GUST WHICH' TIPPED THE RT WING UP-ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH RWY 61. THE PLTS SAFETY RECOMMENDATION ON HIS NTSB FORM 6120.1 (PILOT/OPERATOR ACFT ACC REPORT-USED FOR CIVIL ACFT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING GEN AVIA ACFT) WAS 'MORE CROSS WIND EXPERIENCE FOR PILOT'.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 59 hours in all; 33 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 33 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,801 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1985; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ENA Kenai AK at 3:20 pm
- Destination: ANC Anchorage AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 6, 10,600 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 90 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; scat at 4,500 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ANC85LA094.