# Accident 19850630031439A: Cessna 172M, Theodore River, AK, June 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1985, 20:45 local time
- Place: Theodore River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N20541, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20541) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,235 total, 159 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630031439A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA114), Jul 1, 1985: Cessna 172M (N20541), Theodore River, 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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