# Accident 19840901045499A: Cessna 172E, Palmer, AK, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6197° N, 148.9802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6197&lon=-148.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5425T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5425T-1990-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,165 total, 1,220 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045499A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND CLIMB OUT ON TAKEOFF TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. ABORTED AND LANDED IN BRUSH.

## 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 ANC84LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA159), Sep 1, 1984: Cessna 172E (N5425T), Palmer, 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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