Cessna 172 N61684
6 August 1985 · Chickaloon Flat, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1985 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N61684 was involved in an accident near Chickaloon Flat, 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 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chickaloon Flat, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N61684
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85LA147
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 PLT MADE AN OFF-ARPT LANDING ON AN AREA OF CLAY SILT WITH SPARSE GRASS. AFTER SLOWING THE ACFT TO ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH, THE NOSEWHEEL WENT INTO A SHALLOW GULLY OF SOFT CLAY. THE ACFT THEN STOPPED ABRUPTLY & NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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