# NTSB ANC77DA002: Cessna 172, Lower Kalskag, AK, October 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: October 18, 1976
- Place: Lower Kalskag, AK · LOWER KALSKAG, AK
- Location: 61.5202° N, 160.3530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lower Kalskag, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 7, 1977
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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.
```

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9123B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9123B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: RIVER SAND BAR
- FAA reports: 19761018039139A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761018039139A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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