# NTSB ANC77DAG97: Cessna 172, N5758R, Wasilla, AK, August 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2669  77/8/13    WASILLA,AK          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N5758R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASILLA,AK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- AVOIDING BOAT.WINGTIP,FLOAT CAUGHT WATER,CARTWHEELED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5758R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5758R-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 17253427, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770813024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813024039A), Aug 13, 1977: Cessna 172G, Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Avoiding boat. Wingtip,float caught water,cartwheeled.

## Other investigations on N5758R (1)

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 ANC74DAG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG24), Aug 27, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5758R), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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