# Accident 19941225044029A: Cessna 172, Unalakleet, AK, December 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Unalakleet, AK
- Airport: Unalakleet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0895° N, 160.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0895&lon=-160.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7137T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7137T) (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 O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 412 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941225044029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOWBANK ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. NOSED DOWN. 25KNOT CROSSWIND BLEW PLANE INTO LARGE CRATE. CROSSWIND EXCESSIVE.

## 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 ANC95LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA024), Dec 25, 1994: Cessna 172 (N7137T), Unalakleet, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR A CROSSWIND CONDITION. A CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N7137T (3)

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

- [Accident 20210716010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210716010789A), Jul 16, 2021: Cessna 172 (N7137T), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. On 16 July 2021 at about 1230 AKDT, the pilot of N7137T, a Cessna 172 incurred substantial damage during Takeoff from gravel bar on mile 8 or 9 of the yentna…
- [Incident 20120525011179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120525011179I), May 25, 2012: Cessna 172 (N7137T), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. On the evening of may 25 pilot went for a pleasure flight with 1 passenger. Opened a flight plan with Dillingham flight service. While flying pilot decided to…
- [Incident 19960327005289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960327005289I), Mar 27, 1996: Cessna 172 (N7137T), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: this investigation was downgraded from an accident to an incident by george kobelnyk of NTSB. The pilot stated that on a shallow climb out from…

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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