# Accident 20050930024719A: Cessna 550, Ft Yukon, AK, September 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2005, 12:05 local time
- Place: Ft Yukon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.5553° N, 147.4831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5553&lon=-147.4831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77ND-2006-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930024719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005, A CESSNA CE-550, N77ND, WAS CONDUCTING IN FLIGHT ICING TESTS AT 9,200 FEET MSL, 50 NM SOUTH WEST OF FT. YUKON, ALASKA. DURING THIS TEST, ICE WAS INGESTED INTO BOTH ENGINES CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A SMALL LANDING AREA AMONG SMALL TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, TAIL AND NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE WHEELS UP AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 140 YARDS UNTIL IT CAME TO REST.

## 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 ANC05LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA150), Sep 30, 2005: Cessna 550 (N77ND), Ft Yukon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of anti-icing equipment during cruise flight, which resulted in ice ingestion into both engines (foreign object damage), the complete loss of engine power in both engines,…

## Other reports on N77ND (1)

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

- [Incident 19811109079199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109079199I), Nov 9, 1981: Cessna 550 (N77ND), Denver, CO. Right brake smoked on landing from hydraulic fluid seepage. Airplane not used long time. No problem. Inspection due

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.