# NTSB ANC72DAG98: Cessna 172I, N46279, Anchorage, AK, March 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1972
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&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 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG98

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1560  72/3/12    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 138
        TIME - 0823                    N46279              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOOSE BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMENDORF AFB,ALAS          ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LNDD IN DEEP SNOW.RIGHT MN LDG GR BROKE THRU CRUSTED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46279](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46279-2023-05-03), registration cancelled 2023-05-03, S/N 17257152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goose Bay

## Other investigations on N46279 (2)

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 ANC12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA022), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172I (N46279), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot lost directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA012), Oct 31, 1991: Cessna 172 (N46279), Ekuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION IN THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCHDOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE LOG.

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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