# NTSB ANC69A0060: Cessna 177, N29572, Goodnews Bay, AK, May 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1969
- Place: Goodnews Bay, AK · GOODNEWS BAY, AK
- Location: 59.1267° N, 161.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodnews Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1267&lon=-161.5665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1490  69/5/29    GOODNEWS BAY,ALAS   CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 401
        TIME - 0915                    N29572              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODNEWS BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK BOAT ON BEACH,WENT INTO BAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29572](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29572-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N 17700969, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goodnews Bay

## Other investigations on N29572 (2)

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 DEN01LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA037), Dec 31, 2000: Cessna 177 (N29572), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent stall. Factors were excessive airspeed, excessive flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA413), Sep 27, 1998: Cessna 177A (N29572), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane.

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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