Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N739QH

30 June 1988 · Healy, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 June 1988 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N739QH, operated by LYN L. Hayes, was involved in an accident near Healy, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Healy, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Private Strip
Coordinates
63.6802, -150.0299
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N739QH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
LYN L. Hayes
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fairbanks → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC88LA082

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 COMMERCIAL PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A PRIVATE TURF AIRSTRIP WHEN SHE REPORTEDLY ENCOUNTERED THE OUTFLOW FROM A THUNDERSTORM LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE AWAY. SHE ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH A GREATER THAN DESIRED GROUND SPEED. THE AIRPLANE WAS STILL DECELERATING AT THE FAR END OF THE STRIP WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A MUD HOLE AND NOSED-OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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