# Accident 19810309008959A: Cessna 172N, Red Devil, AK, March 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1981, 21:00 local time
- Place: Red Devil, AK
- Airport: Red Devil
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7881° N, 157.3502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RED DEVIL (RDV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7881&lon=-157.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6378D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6378D-2013-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 8,300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810309008959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK SNOWBANK ON NIGHT PRACTICE LANDING WITH LANDING LIGHT OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA027), Mar 9, 1981: Cessna 172N (N6378D), Red Devil, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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