# Accident 19870819047019A: Cessna 172E, Clear, AK, August 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1987, 21:15 local time
- Place: Clear, AK
- Airport: Clear Sky Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.2996° N, 149.1490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.2996&lon=-149.1490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5530T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5530T-2005-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870819047019A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ON GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 ANC87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA126), Aug 20, 1987: Cessna 172 (N5530T), Clear, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5530T (2)

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

- [Accident 20010505039869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505039869A), May 5, 2001: Cessna 172E (N5530T), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC departed from the chuitna lodge enroute to the Soldotna Airport. Approximately 4 miles from the airport the aircraft lost power and the PIC attempted…
- [Incident 19780801047639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801047639I), Aug 1, 1978: Cessna 172E (N5530T), Fairfield, ID. Failed to apply carb heat, develdped carb ice, landed without incident.

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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