# NTSB Accident ANC23FA042
> **CESSNA 180** · 2023-06-16 · Shaktoolik, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC23FA042
- **Event ID:** 20230616192387
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-06-16
- **Location:** Shaktoolik, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.528214, -160.08637
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 180
- **Registration:** N91361
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s encounter with gusting tailwind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a tree, a loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.

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