# NTSB ANC66D0072: Cessna 172, N7879U, Skwentna, AK, September 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1965
- Place: Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7879U-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N 17251879, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7879U (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 DEN86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA089), Mar 3, 1986: Cessna 172F (N7879U), Ephraim, UT, substantial damage

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.

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