# Accident 19860618029559A: Cessna 172M, Theodore River, AK, June 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1986, 06:30 local time
- Place: Theodore River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N73419, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73419) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,863 total, 750 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618029559A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO SIDE OF ROAD ON TAKEOFF, STRUCK A BERM AND BUSHES, AIRCRAFT RAN INTO DITCH. 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 ANC86LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA083), Jun 18, 1986: Cessna 172M (N73419), 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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