# Accident 19850422015929A: Cessna A152, Whittier, AK, April 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Airport: Whittier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8492° N, 148.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8492&lon=-148.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761UC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761UC-1993-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 55 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422015929A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING THE FLARE INTO 4 FEET OF SNOW COVERING RUNWAY, NOSED OVER. THOUGHT MARKS ON SNOW WERE TIRE TRACKS.

## 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 ANC85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA068), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna A152AEROBAT (N761UC), Whittier, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N761UC (1)

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

- [Accident 19870220003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220003199A), Feb 20, 1987: Cessna A152 (N761UC), Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. The student lost directional control during touch and go practice and the aircraft struck a snow berm.

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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