Cessna 140 N77227
10 December 1984 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 December 1984 at about 18:25 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N77227 was involved in an accident near Wasilla, 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 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N77227
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wasilla → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85FA027
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
ON GO-AROUND DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING OVER A DIRT LANDING STRIP ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH. PLT STATED POWER WAS REDUCED AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN SMOOTH. FUEL TANK WAS SWITCHED AND 15 TO 20 SECONDS LATER, ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO TREE TOPS. ACFT SETTLED ALMOST VERTICALLY THROUGH TREES COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. PLT STATED CARBURETOR HEAT WAS USED DURING THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY DESCENT. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION COULD BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna 140 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1984 | Cessna 140 | Miller, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Cessna 140 | Huntley, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 140 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1984 | Cessna 140 | Butte, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1984 | Cessna 140 | Belgrade, Montana, United States | Clinton Kallestad | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Ohio Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Big Susitna Rvr, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1984 | Cessna U206 | Hinchinbrook, Alaska, United States | Chitina Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 3NM | Selawik, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |