Cessna 172N N733KV

Summary

On 29 March 2025 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N733KV, operated by Proflite of Alaska, LLC, was involved in an accident near Manley Hot Springs, 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.

Date

29 March 2025 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Manley Hot Springs (MLY)

Coordinates

64.9971, -150.6433

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N733KV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Proflite of Alaska, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Manley Hot Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA029

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a snow and ice-covered runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during the landing roll on a snow and ice-covered runway, he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.