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Cessna 172F N7866U

21 July 1990 · Lake Louise, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 July 1990 at about 06:00 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N7866U was involved in an accident near Lake Louise, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 06:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Louise, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172F
Registration
N7866U
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
ANC90LA122

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A CROSSWIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE GRAVEL ROAD, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE A ROAD SIGN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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