# Accident 19950626014819A: Cessna 172N, Black Rapids, AK, June 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1995, 22:50 local time
- Place: Black Rapids, AK
- Airport: Black Rapids Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7002° N, 144.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7002&lon=-144.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4804E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4804E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014819A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING ON LANDING. BLAMED A WIND GUST LIFTED WING. OVERREACTED AND LOST CONTROL.

## 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 ANC95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA085), Jun 27, 1995: Cessna 172 (N4804E), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN DRAGGING THE RIGHT WING AND SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N4804E (2)

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

- [Incident 19910621033349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621033349I), Jun 21, 1991: Cessna 172N (N4804E), Glennallen, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Crosswind very gusty.
- [Incident 19790902033889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902033889I), Sep 2, 1979: Cessna 172N (N4804E), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Forced landing after power loss. Found bent pushrod.

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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