- Date
- April 27, 1985, 13:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Nightmute, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52174Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850427015899A
- Case key
- 4486
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - high windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that shortly after takeoff, he lost control of the acft. Subsequently, the acft crashed & was substantially damaged. The plt reported that the wind was from 290 deg at 25 gusting 35 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52174
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274426
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Village Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AK08 · Nightmute, runway 20, 200 × 40 ft, gravel
N52174Registration cancelled Jun 13, 2012 · Cessna 172PAirframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,470 total · 330 in this make and model · 3,550 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 110 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point 1 °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.