# Incident 19870201004029I: Cessna R172K, Nikiski, AK, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6903° N, 151.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nikiski, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-151.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 25 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201004029I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT REQUIRED ATC ASSISTANCE AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED IN POOR WEATHER.

## Other reports on N736NN (1)

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

- [Incident 19781207022839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207022839I), Dec 7, 1978: Cessna 172 (N736NN), Minneapolis, MN. Pilot took off with snow blown in the engine compartment. Snow melted, then froze up the throttle linkage.

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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