# NTSB ANC80DAG60: Cessna R172E, N15087, Kahiltna Strip, AK, May 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1980
- Place: Kahiltna Strip, AK · KAHILTNA STRIP, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1549  80/5/20  NR.KAHILTNA STRIP,AK  CESSNA R172E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 347
        TIME - 0915                    N15087              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAHILTNA GLACIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KAHILTNA STRIP,AK            BRYANT AAF,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- INTMT SOFT & HARD SURFACE ON SAND/GRAVEL BUSH STRIP.ACFT SETTLED AFTER LIFT-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15087-2011-05-16), registration cancelled 2011-05-16, S/N R1720088, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Registry model: [Cessna T-41B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-41b) (registry code 2072417) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kahiltna Glacier

## 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 19800520022999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800520022999A), May 20, 1980: Cessna R172E, Kahiltna, AK, Substantial damage. Light wind-shift to tailwind on takeoff. Airplane settled back to ground. Slid sideways in mud into trees.

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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