# Accident 19870808045209A: Cessna 172, Port Mackenzie, AK, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 12:05 local time
- Place: Port Mackenzie, AK
- Airport: Sleepers Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2192° N, 149.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2192&lon=-149.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7169A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7169A-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 102 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808045209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC87LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA116), Aug 8, 1987: Cessna 172 (N7169A), Pt. Mackenzie, AK, substantial damage

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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