Plane Crash List

Cessna 172RGII N4856V

19 August 1986 · Kotlik, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 August 1986 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172RGII registered N4856V was involved in an accident near Kotlik, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kotlik, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172RGII
Registration
N4856V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mount'n Village → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC86LA131

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PILOT STATED ON APPROACH HE SPOTTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE AIRPORT FROM SEVERAL MILES OFF. INSTEAD OF LANDING AT THE AIRPORT, HE LANDED AT A GRAVEL BAR. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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