- Date
- March 9, 1981
- Place
- Red Devil, AK · RED DEVIL, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6378DCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810309008959A
- Case key
- 126813
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0413 81/3/9 RED DEVIL,AK CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2100 N6378D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 51, 9300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED DEVIL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SLEETMUTE,AK RETURN RED DEVIL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ICY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- IP INSTRD STUDENT TO LND W LNDG LGT OFF.UNLGTD STRIP W SNW BERM ON EA SIDE OF RWY.BRIGHT NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6378D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Red Devil
N6378DRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 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.