# Accident 19870220003199A: Cessna A152, Chugiak, AK, February 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4096° N, 149.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4096&lon=-149.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761UC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761UC-1993-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220003199A

## 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 AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW BERM.

## 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 ANC87LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA037), Feb 20, 1987: Cessna A152 (N761UC), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N761UC (1)

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

- [Accident 19850422015929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422015929A), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna A152 (N761UC), Whittier, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled during the flare into 4 feet of snow covering runway, nosed over. Thought marks on snow were tire tracks.

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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