# Accident 19880109000349A: Cessna 172C, Willow, AK, January 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8894° N, 149.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8894&lon=-149.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8439X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8439X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880109000349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON AN UNPLOWED PORTION OF A RUNWAY LEFT UNPLOWED FOR SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. NOSED UP IN 2 FEET DEEP SNOW.

## 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 ANC88DAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88DAG02), Jan 9, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8439X), Willow, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8439X (1)

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

- [Accident 19750131010049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131010049A), Jan 31, 1975: Cessna 172C (N8439X), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Opened throttle abruptly. 2FT snow on rwy.

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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