NTSB investigating Cessna that lost control while landing in Meadow Lakes

A 1972 Cessna 206 lost control on the ground while landing in Meadow Lakes, west of Wasilla, on Oct. 1, and the National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation. No one aboard or on the ground was hurt, according to the agency's record.

The single-engine plane, registered N9572G, was on a personal flight when the accident happened at about 2:30 pm. The NTSB hasn't released a cause and doesn't plan a preliminary report. Its case page says a final report with the probable cause will come about six months after the accident.

Twenty aircraft crashed in Alaska in the eight weeks after July 19, three of them fatally, Alaska News reported Sept. 17. From 2008 through 2017, Alaska's aviation accident rate was 2.35 times the rest of the country's, according to an FAA safety report.