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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Nightmute, AK · April 27, 1985

Date
April 27, 1985 · 13:40 local
Place
Nightmute, AK
Airport
Nightmute
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52174
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA074
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,470 total330 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shortly after takeoff pilot lost directional control and crashed. Strong crosswind a factor.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASHED. STRONG CROSSWIND A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.