# NTSB ANC70D0029: Cessna 172, N5752R, Palmer, AK, August 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1969
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3547  69/8/23    PALMER,ALAS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 600
        TIME - 1900                    N5752R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASSHOPPER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMER,ALAS                 PALMER,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5752R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5752R-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N 17253421, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grasshopper Strip

## Other investigations on N5752R (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 DEN81FTK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK18), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5752R), Presho, SD, substantial damage

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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