Skip to content

ANC22LA031

2022-04-15 · Pilot Station, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OAK

Current FAA registration · N73503

Make / Model
CESSNA 207A
Year of manufacture
1980 · 42 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-520-F (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800227
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9E012

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in crosswind conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, during takeoff, a crosswind pushed the airplane to the right. He aborted the takeoff and attempted to correct for the right drift to no avail. Subsequently, the airplane continued to the right, exited the runway, impacted a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Decision related to condition

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ANC22LA031.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Search this event elsewhere

External sources are reported, not agency: signal that something happened, not fact about what happened.

Related research

Matched on aircraft type or causal vocabulary (loss of control). All research papers