Cessna 180B N5275E accident near Anchorage, Alaska, September 13, 2024

Cessna 180B, registration N5275E, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska on September 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ANC24LA093 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 19 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 1,350 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:57 UTC, at 475 ft and 65 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 1 km from Lake Hood (PALH).

The nearest weather report, from PALH (1 km away), showed wind 160° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 10,000 ft (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna 180B registered in United States (Mode S A6A5FB).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
September 13, 2024
Location
Anchorage, Alaska
Aircraft
Cessna 180B
Registration
N5275E
Injuries
Minor (1 on board)
NTSB case
ANC24LA093 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Lake Hood (PALH)
Recorded flight
19 min, max 1,350 ft
Last recorded position
23:57 UTC, 475 ft, 65 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case ANC24LA093; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.