# NTSB ANC70D0085: Cessna 172, N8039X, Fairbanks, AK, December 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1969
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4547  69/12/13   FAIRBANKS,ALAS      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 160
        TIME - 1400                    N8039X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUBSTAKE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHILLIS FLD,ALAS            HEALY,ALAS                   FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SEVERAL LARGE FROZEN CLUMPS OF HIGH GRASS ON ABANDONED AIRSTRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8039X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8039X-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 17248539 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grubstake Strip

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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