Accident · 2007-03-10

NTSB case ANC07CA023 · Cessna 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-03-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (N73813)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ELMENDORF AERO CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Elmendorf Aero Club

Probable cause

The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision of the student while landing, which resulted in an undershoot, and subsequent in-flight collision with snow-covered terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC07CA023

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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