Accident · 1999-07-28

NTSB case ANC99LA098 · Cessna 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-07-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (N79169)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: GRANT AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GRANT AVIATION

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and wind gusts.

Source: NTSB case ANC99LA098

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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