# Accident 19840220004149A: Cessna 172N, Anchorage, AK, February 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1984, 08:36 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2207° N, 149.8507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2207&lon=-149.8507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734LX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734LX-1985-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220004149A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN WHEN ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. LOOSE MAG WIRE, POSSIBLE OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ANC84FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA036), Feb 20, 1984: Cessna 172N (N734LX), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N734LX (1)

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

- [Incident 19840128025499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128025499I), Jan 28, 1984: Cessna 172N (N734LX), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed after striking an ice ridge while landing on a frozen river. River strip used in winter.

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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