# Accident 19850805038549A: Cessna 172M, Chickaloon Flat, AK, August 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chickaloon Flat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N61684, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61684) (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 O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 232 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850805038549A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN NOSE WHEEL WENT INTO GULLEY OF SOFT CLAY. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC85LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA147), Aug 6, 1985: Cessna 172 (N61684), Chickaloon Flat, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61684 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120802020171I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120802020171I), Aug 2, 2012: Cessna 172M (N61684), Seldovia, AK, Minor damage. The PIC of a C-172 aircraft allowed the passenger, who owns the C-172, to operate the aircraft during a flight from merrill field to Seldovia and back…
- [Accident 19770921029049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921029049A), Sep 21, 1977: Cessna 172M (N61684), Eureka, CA, 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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