# NTSB ANC67A0038: Cessna 172F, N8690U, Anchorage, AK, April 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1966
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0038-201502

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0225  66/4/22    ANCHORAGE ALAS      CESSNA 172F         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1732                    N8690U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 298 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELMENDORF AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
          PILOT-FAILED TO ALLOW ADEQUATE T.O.INTERVAL
        REMARKS- VORTEX TUBBULANCE FROM DEPARTING L1049 AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8690U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8690U-1966-07-26), registration cancelled 1966-07-26, S/N 17252594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elmendorf Afb

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.

---
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.