# NTSB ANC79DAD04: Cessna 172, N738XG, Lace Rvr, AK, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: Lace Rvr, AK · LACE RVR, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2366  79/9/20    LACE RVR,AK         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2523
        TIME - 1915                    N738XG              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JUNEAU,AK                   BERNERS BAY,AK.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738XG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738XG), registered now, S/N 17270313, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19790920024909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920024909A), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 172, Lace River, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on sand bar. Wing hit trees bordering runway. Aircraft veered into an embankment.

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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