NONE · Cessna 180 · 2002-09-08 · Port Heiden, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC02LA118
Event ID
20020922X05191
Type
Accident
Date
2002-09-08
Location
Port Heiden, AK, USA
Coordinates
56.95, -158.616668
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
180
Registration
N4563B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was a variable wind.