- Date
- June 21, 1982, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- St. Mary'S, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9191HCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820621026739A
- Case key
- 72705
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Pilot found considerable water in fuel during preflight. During takeoff engine quit. Pilot made intersection takeoff allowing less than half of runway available. Tried to land on road during forced landing but used dirt alongside because of truck. Aircraft nosed over. Gascolator and wing tank drains full of water after accident when aircraft was turned right side up.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9191H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266004
- Airframe hours
- 1,006
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Western Yukon Air
- Registered owner
- Delta Developement Corp.
- Departed
- KSM · St. Mary'S, AK
- Destination
- AK10 · Pilot Station, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KSM · Andreafsky, runway 24, 1,900 × 100 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 500 in this make and model · 8,350 as pilot in command · 141 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 135 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.