# Accident 19920109000979A: Cessna 152, Anchorage, AK, January 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1992, 08:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N69004, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69004-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 19 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920109000979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON GO AROUND. ABORTED. SLID OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK. NO ENDORSEMENT FOR NIGHT OR ICY RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA028), Jan 9, 1992: Cessna 152 (N69004), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, THE…

## Other reports on N69004 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810212003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810212003669A), Feb 12, 1981: Cessna 152 (N69004), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot on first solo, lost control of airplane landing on ice runway. Hitsnow berm off edge of runway.
- [Incident 19781114026899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781114026899I), Nov 14, 1978: Cessna 152 (N69004), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Ran off side of runway. Student pilot.

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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