ANC69A0047

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Anchorage, AK · April 24, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 24, 1969
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3265TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184872

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1745  69/4/24  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N3265T              PX-  0  1  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 21, 1000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRE ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N3265T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fire Island

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.