# Accident 19850427015899A: Cessna 172P, Nightmute, AK, April 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1985, 13:40 local time
- Place: Nightmute, AK
- Airport: Nightmute
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.4692° N, 164.7040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIGHTMUTE (IGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4692&lon=-164.7040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52174, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52174-2012-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,470 total, 330 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427015899A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CRASHED. STRONG CROSSWIND A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA074), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172 (N52174), Nightmute, 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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