# Accident 19881230057109A: Cessna STC172, Anchorage, AK, December 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1988, 11:29 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2199° N, 149.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2199&lon=-149.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3752F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3752F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 78 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881230057109A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL MODIFIED 172. ZIGZAGGED, LEFT THE RUNWAY, HIT A SNOWBANK AND 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 ANC89FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA028), Dec 30, 1988: Cessna 172 (N3752F), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3752F (1)

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

- [Accident 20020827022169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827022169A), Aug 27, 2002: Cessna 172H (N3752F), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. Aircraft exited the left side of the gravel runway, skidding, struck a parked vehicle…

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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