# Accident 19871003059519A: Cessna 172G, Skwentna, AK, October 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1987, 15:10 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N3128L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3128L-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,581 total, 650 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003059519A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE TUNDRA. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. NO IFR FUEL RESERVE PLAN.

## 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 ANC88LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA003), Oct 3, 1987: Cessna 172 (N3128L), 45 Nw Anchorage, 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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