# Accident 19810320031079A: Cessna 172F, Scammon Bay, AK, March 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Scammon Bay, AK
- Airport: Scammon Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8445° N, 165.5737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCAMMON BAY (SCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8445&lon=-165.5737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8519U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8519U-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,052 total, 190 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320031079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM MUDDY STRIP. ONE WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT AND CAUSED AIRPLANE TO SWERVE INTO SNOW BERM.

## 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 ANC81DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG39), Mar 20, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8519U), Scammon Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8519U (1)

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

- [Incident 19930525030779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525030779I), May 25, 1993: Cessna 172F (N8519U), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional on rollout. Veered off runway. Found ball joint on left hand steering centering tube worn.

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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