Cessna 175 N7571M
1 September 1987 · Yellow Jacket, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7571M, operated by JAY R Melville, was involved in an accident near Yellow Jacket, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yellow Jacket, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7571M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JAY R Melville
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Talkeetma → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 HE BOUNCED HARD ON THE GRAVEL RUNWAY CAUSING HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1987 | Cessna 175C | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Vincent J. Foscato | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1987 | Cessna 175C | Bear Creek, Missouri, United States | Kenneth/Elaine Marsh | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1987 | Cessna 175 | La Union Morale, Mexico | Donald L. Harper | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jul 1987 | Cessna 175 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Walter Steinbrink | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1987 | Cessna 175A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Bret F. Haering | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1987 | Cessna 175 | Jackson, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18 | Gold King, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States | RAY Tressler | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Island Lake, Alaska, United States | Ronald L. Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Stoney River, Alaska, United States | William J. Dunbar | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18A | Windy Ridge, Alaska, United States | Larry W. Hedgpeth | Serious injuries | - |