- Date
- August 6, 1978
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7765GCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780806032609A
- Case key
- 139844
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3055 78/8/6 NR.SKWENTNA,AK CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 400 TIME - 1630 N7765G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BULCHULITNA LAKE,AK LAKE HOOD,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.REDUCED PWR EMER LNDG ON LAND IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7765G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.