# NTSB Accident ANC19TA044
> **Cessna 180** · 2019-08-12 · Anchorage, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC19TA044
- **Event ID:** 20190813X21352
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-12
- **Location:** Anchorage, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.17889, -149.958328
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N91402
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain takeoff heading due to sun glare, which resulted in his inability to see an island adjacent to the water lane and subequent impact with the island.

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