# Accident 19810611032229A: Cessna 172A, Napaskiak, AK, June 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1981, 13:09 local time
- Place: Napaskiak, AK
- Airport: Napaskiak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WYAA
- Location: 60.7029° N, 161.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPASKIAK (PKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7029&lon=-161.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7958X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7958X-1984-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,023 total, 280 in this make and model, 316 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. DITCHED IN RIVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBUREATOR ICING.

## 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 ANC81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA062), Jun 11, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7958X), Napaskiak, AK, substantial damage

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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