# Accident 19880805030679A: Cessna R172K, Chignik, AK, August 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1988, 23:15 local time
- Place: Chignik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.3002° N, 158.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.3002&lon=-158.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2723V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2723V-2011-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805030679A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TAKING OFF ON A BEACH. AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA105), Aug 6, 1988: Cessna 172 (N2723V), Chignik, 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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