# Accident 19800715031509A: Cessna 172L, Chauthbaluk, AK, July 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chauthbaluk, AK
- Airport: Chauthbaluk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5743° N, 159.2460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chuathbaluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5743&lon=-159.2460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19771, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19771) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 16 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715031509A

## Narrative

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

GOT TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF RUNWAY TO AVOID BUMPS ON LANDING ROLL. WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT GROUND. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC80DAG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG86), Jul 15, 1980: Cessna 172 (N19771), Chuathbaluk, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19771 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010103039699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010103039699A), Jan 3, 2001: Cessna 172L (N19771), Atmautluak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 3, 2001, about 1745 Alaska standard time, wheel-equipped Cessna 172, N19771, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain during…

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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