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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ft.Richardsn, AK · February 12, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1970
Place
Ft.Richardsn, AK · FT.RICHARDSN, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N35700Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
135871

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0866  70/2/12    FT.RICHARDSN,ALAS   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N35700              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRYANT AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.RICHARDSN,ALAS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N35700
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bryant Aaf

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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