# NTSB ANC70D0020: Cessna 172, N8479U, Eagle, AK, June 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1969
- Place: Eagle, AK · EAGLE, AK
- Location: 64.7813° N, 141.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7813&lon=-141.1978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2900  69/6/11    EAGLE,ALAS          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 124
        TIME - 0930                    N8479U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT YUKON,ALAS             EAGLE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8479U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8479U-1971-03-26), registration cancelled 1971-03-26, S/N 17252379 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Village

## Other investigations on N8479U (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 SEA71FWA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWA26), Jan 1, 1971: Cessna 172 (N8479U), Oregon City, OR, 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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