# Accident 19870617020699A: Cessna 182M, Theodore River, AK, June 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Theodore River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N71724, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71724-2016-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617020699A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CULVERT, BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK A STUMP ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ANC87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA081), Jun 18, 1987: Cessna 182 (N71724), Theodore River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71724 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830820052369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820052369I), Aug 20, 1983: Cessna 182C (N71724), Homer, AK, Minor damage. Nose wheel hit a hole while taxiing on a beach. Nose gear collapsed. Expired medical certificate.

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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