# NTSB ANC69F0120: Cessna 172E, N3873S, North Pole, AK, March 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1969
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69F0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0848  69/3/30    NORTH POLE,ALAS     CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1763
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3873S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1530 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND WITH FLAPS EXTENDED 10 DEG,AND THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATING IN A LOW POWER SETTING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3873S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3873S-2009-10-16), registration cancelled 2009-10-16, S/N 17251073 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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