- Date
- September 12, 1965
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7879UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175313
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3302 65/9/12 SKWENTNA ALAS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N7879U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 675 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LOG DURING LANDING ON SAND BAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7879U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7879URegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2013 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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