# Accident 19860817040439A: Cessna 152, Alexander River, AK, August 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1986, 19:45 local time
- Place: Alexander River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5108B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5108B-1988-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860817040439A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON A GRAVEL ROAD, GEAR STRUCK A SOFT SPOT. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO TUNDRA AND 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 ANC86LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA127), Aug 18, 1986: Cessna 152 (N5108B), Alexander 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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