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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Port Mackenzie, AK · August 8, 1987

Date
August 8, 1987 · 12:05 local
Place
Port Mackenzie, AK
Airport
Sleepers Strip
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7169A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA116
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
254 total102 in this make and model40 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 engine failed on takeoff. The aircraft nosed over on landing. Use of detergent oil caused oil screen to clog.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. USE OF DETERGENT OIL CAUSED OIL SCREEN TO CLOG.

NTSB investigation

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