# Accident 19820825043629A: Cessna 172P, Quinhagak, AK, August 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1982, 15:45 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8109° N, 161.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8109&lon=-161.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53145, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53145-1988-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,255 total, 375 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820825043629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SANDBAR IN RIVER. AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SWAG WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLIP INVERTED.

## 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 ANC82DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG46), Aug 25, 1982: Cessna 172 (N53145), Quinhagak, 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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