# Accident 19920418012079A: Cessna 172M, Haines, AK, April 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Haines, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1598° N, 135.8609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1598&lon=-135.8609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80115 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,687 total, 1,518 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418012079A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE DUE SOFT SAND ON RUNWAY. ABORTED AND RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO WATER. FLIPPED 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 ANC92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA062), Apr 18, 1992: Cessna 172M (N80115), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE AIRSPEED AN SOFT/SANDY TERRAIN.

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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