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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Ninilchik, AK · April 21, 1997

Date
April 21, 1997 · 19:35 local
Place
Ninilchik, AK
Airport
Ninilchik Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5407R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA061
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
672 total589 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made low pass over closed strip to check condition. Drifted. Unintentially wheel touched. 172 flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

MADE LOW PASS OVER CLOSED STRIP TO CHECK CONDITION. DRIFTED. UNINTENTIALLY WHEEL TOUCHED. 172 FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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