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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Wasilla, AK · January 5, 1991

Date
January 5, 1991 · 16:30 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Philos Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4468L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91FA019
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total470 in this make and model15 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.

Tried to take off on snow compacted strip with heavy frost on wings. Unable to lift,aborted and steered into trees

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON SNOW COMPACTED STRIP WITH HEAVY FROST ON WINGS. UNABLE TO LIFT,ABORTED AND STEERED INTO TREES

NTSB investigation

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