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Cessna 172 N6951A

19 September 1985 · Shirleyville, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 September 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6951A was involved in an accident near Shirleyville, 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Shirleyville, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
61.0805, -151.1608
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N6951A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Chilichanta Riv → Shirleyville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA181

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 ACFT NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS ON CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER A 100 FT LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT BRUSH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ACFT VEERED RIGHT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED A LOG RESULTING IN THE NOSE OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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