# Accident 19951127040579A: Cessna 172, Kasilof, AK, November 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2797° N, 151.2595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2797&lon=-151.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4231F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4231F) (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: 1,017 total, 450 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951127040579A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SNOW COVERED FROZEN LAKE. TAXIED BACK AND FORTH TO COMPACT SNOW.  ON TAKEOFF ELEVATOR FROZEN. NOSED IN.

## 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 ANC96LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA015), Nov 27, 1995: Cessna 172 (N4231F), Kasilof, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent liftoff, and an inoperative elevator that became jammed due to frozen slush/snow.

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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