# Incident 19941113038269I: Cessna 172M, Big Lake, AK, November 13, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1994, 13:40 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9747, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9747-2002-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 165 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941113038269I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI ON FROZEN LAKE. ONE MAIN AND NOSE GEAR BROKE THROUGH ICE.PROP STRIKE. AIRCRAFT SANK TO ITS WINGS ON ICE

## Other reports on N9747 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860605024709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860605024709A), Jun 5, 1986: Cessna 172M (N9747), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. During touch and go takeoff,directional control was lost. Aircraft departed the side of the runway striking a sign.
- [Accident 19741113037289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741113037289A), Nov 13, 1974: Cessna 172M (N9747), Greenville, MS, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 36K.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.