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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Theodore River, AK · June 30, 1985

Date
June 30, 1985 · 20:45 local
Place
Theodore River, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20541
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA114
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,235 total159 in this make and model224 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control during takeoff roll from gravel road. A wheel contacted brush and soft tundra and aircraft flipped.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM GRAVEL ROAD. A WHEEL CONTACTED BRUSH AND SOFT TUNDRA AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.