Cessna 180 accident near Fort Yukon, Alaska, August 21, 1995
On August 21, 1995 at about 2:00 am local time, a Cessna 180, registered N9407C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fort Yukon, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE TAKEOFF AREA.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 21, 1995 · about 2:00 am local time
- Place
- Fort Yukon, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · all 180s on the register
- Registration
- N9407C · registry record · serial 31805
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT LANDED ON A 'DRY LAKE BED' TO ASSIST THE PILOT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHICH WAS MIRED IN MUD. AFTER ASSISTING THE OTHER PILOT, THE ACCIDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SOME TALL WILLOW BUSHES, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE THEN BEGAN TO SLIDE LEFT WITH THE NOSE POINTING TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.
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: 1,515 hours in all; 198 in this make and model; 58 in the last 90 days; 32 in the last 30 days; 1,478 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,821 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 5, 1995; 89 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: FYU AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N9407C the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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 ANC95LA146.