# Accident 19840107006439A: Cessna 172RG, Big Lake, AK, January 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1984, 10:15 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4856V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4856V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,823 total, 80 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840107006439A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED AIRCRAFT WING TO COLLIDE WITH SNOWBANK ALONG RUNWAY DURING PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ANC84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA029), Jan 7, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N4856V), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4856V (2)

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

- [Accident 19860819040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860819040859A), Aug 19, 1986: Cessna 172RG (N4856V), Kotlik, AK, Substantial damage. Flipped over after landing on a partially constructed abandoned airport with a dirt runway.
- [Incident 19840323022619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840323022619I), Mar 23, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N4856V), Elmendorf Afb, AK, Minor damage. Student retracted gear near liftoff. CFI pulled it off. Extended the gear and landed. Prop tips were damaged.

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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