# Accident 19870201001959A: Cessna 172K, Beluga, AK, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79416, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 221 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201001959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A ROAD. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE DEPTH OF THE SNOW.

## 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 ANC87LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA029), Feb 1, 1987: Cessna 172 (N79416), Beluga, 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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