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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · Salcha, AK · June 7, 1987

Date
June 7, 1987 · 18:00 local
Place
Salcha, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733UP
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA075
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
162 total162 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft stalled on takeoff from a river gravel bar. The pilot misjudged winds and took off downwind.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ON TAKEOFF FROM A RIVER GRAVEL BAR. THE PILOT MISJUDGED WINDS AND TOOK OFF DOWNWIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.