- Date
- September 22, 1980
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N19724Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800922042059A
- Case key
- 128795
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2169 80/9/22 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 105 TIME - 2000 N19724 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELMENDORF AFB,AK BIG LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 4500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- ATMTD FLT,MIN ALT,TO LOOK AT MTN.VISION OBSCD BY LNDG LGT RELECTING ON HAZE.MOONLGT OBSCD BY CLDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19724
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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