# Accident 19911111051979A: Cessna 172, Moose Pass, AK, November 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Moose Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5696° N, 149.4490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5696&lon=-149.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6742A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6742A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 41 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911111051979A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF. RAN INTO TREES AT END OF SHORT STRIP. FAILED TO REMOVE FROST FROM AIRFRAME AND WINDSHIELD.

## 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 ANC92LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA017), Nov 11, 1991: Cessna 172 (N6742A), Moose Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT-OFF, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SETTLE BACK TO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER SETTLING BACK ON THE RUNWAY, DUE TO…

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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