# Incident 19780129004559I: Cessna 172M, Fairbanks, AK, January 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Phillips
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8500° N, 147.7930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Phillips Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8500&lon=-147.7930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5271H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5271H-1993-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004559I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ABORTED AND INTO SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N5271H (2)

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

- [Accident 19900908038422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038422A), Sep 8, 1990: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Mckinley Park, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Collided head on with a tcraft N49032. Both fell to ground with wing folded. Both were looking for ground parties.
- [Incident 19891230062709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891230062709I), Dec 30, 1989: Cessna 172M (N5271H), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Left gear hit snowbank on side of runway.

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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