- Date
- October 18, 1976
- Place
- Lower Kalskag, AK · LOWER KALSKAG, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9123BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761018039139A
- Case key
- 156594
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3888 76/10/18 LOWER KALSKAG,AK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 575 TIME - 1800 N9123B PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 285 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVER SAND BAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK RED DEVIL,AK LOWER KALSKAG,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- T/O FROM WET MUDDY RIVER GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9123B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- River Sand Bar
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9123B · 1
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