19881230057109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · Anchorage, AK · December 30, 1988

Date: December 30, 1988 · 11:29 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3752F
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC89FA028
Reported as: Cessna STC172
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 103 total78 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3752FRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255247 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Lost directional control of the tailwheel modified 172. Zigzagged, left the runway, hit a snowbank and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL MODIFIED 172. ZIGZAGGED, LEFT THE RUNWAY, HIT A SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC89FA028Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe 103 hour private pilot was in the process of demonstrating his Cessna 172 conventional gear airplane (tail-dragger) to a prospective purchaser, when he lost directional control during landing and nosed-over. The pilot reported that he had just touched…Dec 30, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3752F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020827022169AFairbanks, AK(-23) Pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. Aircraft exited the left side of the gravel runway, skidding, struck a parked vehicle and continued into trees along the runway.Aug 27, 2002 · No damage