# Accident 19940818021799A: Cessna 172K, Wrangell, AK, August 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1994, 11:06 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.4108° N, 131.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4108&lon=-131.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 61 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818021799A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS. WING HIT A DEAD TREE LANDING ON A BEACH. REPORTED PUMPING THROTTLE KEPT ENGINE RUNNING.

## 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 ANC94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA121), Aug 18, 1994: Cessna 172 (N78428), Wrangell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDERTERMINED REASONS AND THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N78428 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781222040839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222040839A), Dec 22, 1978: Cessna 172D (N78428), Dodgeville, WI, Substantial damage. Collided with sign to left side of approach end of ry. Flt not au by flt instructor.

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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