# NTSB ANC81DAD03: Cessna 172C, N1557Y, Luck Lake, AK, March 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1981
- Place: Luck Lake, AK · LUCK LAKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0823  81/3/29    LUCK LAKE,AK        CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 381
        TIME - 1330                    N1557Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCK LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARD COVE,AK                LUCK LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.L WING CONTACTED WATER DRNG TURN AFT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1557Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1557Y-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 17249257, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Luck Lake

## 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 19810329015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329015059A), Mar 29, 1981: Cessna 172C, Luck Lake, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed right after liftoff. Airplane sank in deep water.

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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