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NTSB accident investigation · Aero-Comdr 100 · Wasilla, AK · April 25, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1972
Place
Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4184XAero-Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166114

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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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3-1766  72/4/25    WASILLA,ALAS        AERO-COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N4184X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 290 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE NO.2
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              WASILLA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT SNOW BERN.

Aircraft

Registration
N4184X
Reported as
Aero-Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Big Lake No.2

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.