# NTSB ANC80DA022: Cessna 172, N9937E, Kasigluk, AK, January 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1980
- Place: Kasigluk, AK · KASIGLUK, AK
- Location: 60.8635° N, 162.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kasigluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8635&lon=-162.5387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3028   80/1/6    KASIGLUK,AK         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3204
        TIME - 1400                    N9937E              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 720 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KASIGLUK RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   KASIGLUK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SNOW DRIFT ACROSS LANDING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9937E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9937E), registered now, S/N 17272293, built 1979 (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
- Airport: Kasigluk River

## 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 19800106000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800106000269A), Jan 6, 1980: Cessna 172N, Kasigluk, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over in snowdrift, landing on snow and ice covered strip.

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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