- Date
- October 25, 1979
- Place
- Kipnuk, AK · KIPNUK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7348ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791025034589A
- Case key
- 133098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3284 79/10/25 KIPNUK,AK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N7348E PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIPNUK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KIPNUK,AK BETHEL,AK. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- ICE & SNOW ON ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7348E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kipnuk
N7348ERegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.