- Date
- February 29, 1972
- Place
- King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78542Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166435
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1374 72/2/29 KING SALMON,ALAS CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 175 TIME - 1600 N78542 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KING SALMON,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- LNDD ON FROZEN LAKE,BROKE THRU ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78542
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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