# Accident 19870119000719A: Cessna 172P, Chena Hot Sprin, AK, January 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1987, 14:05 local time
- Place: Chena Hot Sprin, AK
- Airport: Chena Hot Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0518° N, 146.0474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHENA HOT SPRINGS (AK13), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0518&lon=-146.0474&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97811, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,156 total, 16 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870119000719A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT A SNOW COVERED SOD AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE SNOW DEPTH.

## 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 ANC87LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA024), Jan 19, 1987: Cessna 172 (N97811), Chena Hot Sprgs, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N97811 (2)

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

- [Accident 20061006025639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061006025639A), Oct 6, 2006: Cessna 172P (N97811), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) During an inspection of the accident aircraft the following items were noted: 1. The right hand wing strut damaged due to striking of runway sign during…
- [Incident 19850523028849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523028849I), May 23, 1985: Cessna 172P (N97811), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down short of runway due to windshear. Propeller damage. Wind shear advisories out for local area.

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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