# Accident 19830611025079A: Cessna 172N, Red Dog Mining, AK, June 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Red Dog Mining, AK
- Airport: Red Dog
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.5706° N, 163.0009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.5706&lon=-163.0009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731CN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731CN-1996-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,033 total, 5 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611025079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO GROUND ON LIFTOFF. TOOLS AND JUNK IN AIRCRAFTS FUSELAGE MAY HAVE JAMMED ELEVATOR CONTROLS.

## 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 ANC83FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA095), Jun 11, 1983: Cessna C-188 (N731CN), Noatak, 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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