# Accident 19880208002679A: Cessna 172D, Chugiak, AK, February 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1988, 13:40 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4102° N, 149.1693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4102&lon=-149.1693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2423U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2423U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880208002679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN THE PATTERN. LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN DEEP SNOW AND NOSED OVER. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA028), Feb 8, 1988: Cessna 172 (N2423U), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2423U (1)

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

- [Incident 20070728016859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728016859I), Jul 28, 2007: Cessna 172D (N2423U), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft made a normal landing on runway 1R at fai and after deceleration to about 30 mph, the aircraft veered hard left, and the nose landing gear…

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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