# Accident 19750131010049A: Cessna 172C, Anchorage, AK, January 31, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1975
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 61.3946° N, 149.8423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOOSE BAY (Z40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3946&lon=-149.8423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8439X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8439X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 993 total, 920 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG91) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131010049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OPENED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY. 2FT SNOW ON RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC75DAG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG91), Jan 31, 1975: Cessna 172 (N8439X), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8439X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880109000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880109000349A), Jan 9, 1988: Cessna 172C (N8439X), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on an unplowed portion of a runway left unplowed for ski equipped aircraft. Nosed up in 2 feet deep snow.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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