Cessna 172 N53145

Summary

On 25 August 1982 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N53145, operated by Coastal Avia., was involved in an accident near Quinhagak, 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.

Date

25 August 1982 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Quinhagak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Quinhagak

Coordinates

60.8109, -161.8504

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N53145

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Coastal Avia.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bethel → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC82DAG46

Nobody was injured.

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 REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR ABOUT 900 FT LONG WITH A PASSENGER TO GO FISHING. LATER, HE TOOK OFF TO THE WEST WITH A SLIGHT HEAD WIND. NEAR THE END OF THE GRAVEL BAR WAS A TREE WITH BRANCHES STICKING OUT OF THE WATER. AS THE PILOT TOOK OFF, HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A BRANCH THAT EXTENDED ABOUT 4 FT OUT OF THE WATER. HE REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HIT THE BRANCH AND DUMPED THE PLANE INTO THE RIVER. THE PLANE FLOATED FOR A TIME AND THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED WITHOUT INJURY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON THE GRAVEL BAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.