# NTSB ANC81DA027: Cessna 172N, N6378D, Red Devil, AK, March 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1981
- Place: Red Devil, AK · RED DEVIL, AK
- Location: 61.7576° N, 157.3584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Devil, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7576&lon=-157.3584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0413   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6378D-2013-01-02), registration cancelled 2013-01-02, S/N 17272764, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- 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: Red Devil

## 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 19810309008959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810309008959A), Mar 9, 1981: Cessna 172N, Red Devil, AK, Substantial damage. Struck snowbank on night practice landing with landing light off.

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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