Cessna R172E N15087
20 May 1980 · Kahiltna Strip, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1980 at about 09:15 local time, a Cessna R172E registered N15087, operated by Ft.richardson, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kahiltna Strip, Alaska, United States. 4 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 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kahiltna Strip, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kahiltna Glacier
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172E
- Registration
- N15087
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ft.richardson
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Bryant Aaf, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1549
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
INTMT SOFT & HARD SURFACE ON SAND/GRAVEL BUSH STRIP.ACFT SETTLED AFTER LIFT-OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1981 | Cessna R172E | Bishop, Texas, United States | Civil Air Patr | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Cessna R172E | Grass Valley, Idaho, United States | Cowlitz County | Minor injuries | - |
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| 17 Apr 1978 | Cessna R172E | Ludlow, Missouri, United States | FT Knox Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1978 | Cessna R172E | Wichita, Kansas, United States | FT L'worth Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna R172E | Clover, South Carolina, United States | Navy Corpus C4 | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |