Cessna 172F N8809U
22 May 1966 · Galena Alas, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 May 1966 at about 02:46 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8809U, operated by Wilbur@S Fligh, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Galena Alas, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galena Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Galena
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N8809U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wilbur@S Fligh
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0445
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 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
PLT T/O WITH SNOW/ICE ON WINGS, REPORTED ENG MALFUNCTION.EXAM SHOWED ENG CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPERATN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1966 | Cessna 172 | Thurman Colo, Colorado, United States | Western Avtn | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Mar 1966 | Cessna 172 | Morristown Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1966 | Cessna 172 | Plainview Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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