- Date
- July 17, 1983, 23:15 local (Jul 18, 1983, 06:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tenakee Springs, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N76239Cessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830717043579A
- Case key
- 39732
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 engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Weather condition - rainFactor
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Carburetor heat - not usedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing on a rocky beach at night. The pilot did not use carburetor heat during the engine restart attempts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76239
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10642
- Airframe hours
- 1,906
- Engine
- Continental C85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence Gregg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1983
- Departed
- JUN · Juneau, AK
- Destination
- SIT · Sitka, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 790 total · 4 in this make and model · 690 as pilot in command · 66 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.