Cessna 172N accident near Tuntutuliak, AK
On June 23, 2000, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tuntutuliak, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 23, 2000
- Place
- Tuntutuliak, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 60.410°N, 162.649°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21133
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 22, 2000, about 1845 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N4762D, was destroyed when it collided with level terrain immediately after takeoff from the Tuntutuliak Airport, Tuntutuliak, Alaska. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the one passenger on board received serious injuries. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, as a repositioning flight to Bethel, Alaska, after the completion of a 14 CFR Part 135 charter. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a company VFR flight plan was filed. Five witnesses interviewed at the accident site on June 23, told the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) the winds were from about 340 degrees magnetic at 15 knots, gusting to 30 knots. The witnesses said the airplane landed on runway 02 and dropped off two passengers. The pilot and remaining passenger, who was a company employee, then departed on runway 20, with a tailwind from the right. They all described the airplane lifting off the ground by the pond where they were swimming (about 200 feet from the departure end), turning left, and dropping sharply to the ground. INJURIES TO PERSONS The pilot received fatal injuries. The passenger, seated in the right front seat, received serious facial, torso, and lower leg injuries. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for multiengine land, single engine land, and single engine sea airplanes. He held an instrument rating. His second-class medical certifica
Probable cause
The pilot's disregard of the existing wind conditions, and an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident are a tailwind, and wind gusts.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
