# Accident 19841112066119A: Cessna 172I, Chandalar, AK, November 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1984, 12:48 local time
- Place: Chandalar, AK
- Airport: Chandalar Camp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.5053° N, 148.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandalar, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.5053&lon=-148.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8487L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841112066119A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SIGN POST WHILE TRYING TO TAKEOFF ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH SNOW DRIFTS.

## 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 ANC85LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA029), Nov 12, 1984: Cessna 172I (N8487L), Chandalar, 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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