- Date
- May 22, 1966
- Place
- Galena, AK · GALENA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8809UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172479
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0445 66/5/22 NR.GALENA ALAS CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28, TIME - 0246 N8809U PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 634 TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALENA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT T/O WITH SNOW/ICE ON WINGS,REPORTED ENG MALFUNCTION.EXAM SHOWED ENG CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPERATN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8809U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Galena
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