# Accident 19780806019649A: Cessna 172M, Alexander Crk,A, AK, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Alexander Crk,A, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 61.4218° N, 150.5999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4218&lon=-150.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20291, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FAG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAG97) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806019649A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.

## 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 ANC78FAG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAG97), Aug 6, 1978: Cessna 172M (N20291), Alexander Crk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20291 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810506045219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506045219I), May 6, 1981: Cessna 172M (N20291), Nanapitchuk, AK, Minor damage. During taxi on river ice strip nose gear went through soft spot.
- [Accident 19740713021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713021769A), Jul 13, 1974: Cessna 172M (N20291), Pelham Bay, NY, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Cross braces for floats broke.

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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