# Accident 19910207002979A: Cessna 172P, Anchorage, AK, February 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1991, 15:42 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: 61.2208° N, 149.8493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2208&lon=-149.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63541-2017-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 3 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207002979A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON A TOUCH AND GO. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO 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 ANC91LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA025), Feb 7, 1991: Cessna 172-P (N63541), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TERRAIN (SNOWBANK).

## Other reports on N63541 (3)

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

- [Accident 20160420008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160420008349A), Apr 20, 2016: Cessna 172P (N63541), Chugiak, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. The aircraft departed birchwood airport at approximately 0845 Alaska daylight time. The flight was being conducted for aerial photography and had four people…
- [Incident 20100803055509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100803055509I), Aug 3, 2010: Cessna 172P (N63541), Kenai, AK, No damage. Student pilot flew into IMC conditions, contacted ATC, received radar assistance back into VMC conditions and landed safely.
- [Accident 20030704037289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704037289A), Jul 4, 2003: Cessna 172P (N63541), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During the landing roll out on runway 16 at Seldovia Airport the pilot applied brakes resulting in the aircraft yawing to the left. The pilot released…

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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