# Accident 19870123001339A: Cessna 152, Anchorage, AK, January 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1987, 14:08 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2193° N, 149.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2193&lon=-149.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25063-1994-03-29) (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: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123001339A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE ON AN ICY RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

## 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 ANC87FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA025), Jan 23, 1987: Cessna 152 (N25063), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25063 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910721030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721030579A), Jul 21, 1991: Cessna 152 (N25063), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Tried to land on adjacent runway but settled in steep turn. Hit fence. Water in fuel.

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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