Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N52174

27 April 1985 · Nightmute, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 27 April 1985 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N52174 was involved in an accident near Nightmute, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Nightmute, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Nightmute (AK08)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N52174
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Bethel
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA074

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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