# Accident 19910105000229A: Cessna 172G, Wasilla, AK, January 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Philos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5664° N, 149.3076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Philos Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5664&lon=-149.3076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4468L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4468L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 470 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910105000229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC91FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA019), Jan 5, 1991: Cessna 172G (N4468L), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S NOT REMOVING THE FROST FROM THE AIRPLANE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAYED ABORT, AND THE BERM.

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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