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Cessna 172I N46279

10 February 2012 · McCarthy, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 February 2012 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 172I registered N46279 was involved in an accident near McCarthy, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 20:20
Classification
Accident
Location
McCarthy, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Rowland Strip - Private (NA)
Coordinates
62.1001, -145.5299
Aircraft
Cessna 172I
Registration
N46279
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
McCarthy → McCarthy
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC12CA022

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot lost directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane while landing on a snow-covered runway and that the airplane hit a snow berm and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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