# Incident 19870726061259I: Cessna 172K, Skwentna, AK, July 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84549, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84549-2018-02-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726061259I

## Narrative

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

A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE DOWN. STUDENT PILOT.

## Other reports on N84549 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120914020109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120914020109A), Sep 14, 2012: Cessna 172K (N84549), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing at the off airport landing strip the aircraft encountered a gust of wind that caused the left wing to strike the ground and causing the aircraft…

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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