# Incident 19880927054149I: Cessna 172, Anchorage, AK, September 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3946F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3946F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880927054149I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BLEW RIGHT TIRE. DAMAGED PROP.

## Other reports on N3946F (1)

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

- [Incident 19890325024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325024099I), Mar 25, 1989: Cessna 172 (N3946F), Figure 8 Lake, AK. Engine quit landed safely on a lake found water and dirt in fuel.

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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