# Accident 19950810023949A: Cessna R172K, Cordova, AK, August 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7906° N, 145.6098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7906&lon=-145.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758PX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758PX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: LYC IO360F1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810023949A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE RAN OUT OF LAKE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED LATE. RAN UP ONSHORE INTO TREES.

## 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 ANC95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA135), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna 172 (N758PX), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND DELAYED DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N758PX (2)

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

- [Incident 20210103000949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210103000949I), Jan 3, 2021: Cessna R172K (N758PX), Fargo, ND, No damage. Pilot was practicing approaches in Fargo, ND (kfar). The pilot stated that she remembers putting the gear down for a runway landing but did not notice the…
- [Incident 19900905048759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905048759I), Sep 5, 1990: Cessna R172K (N758PX), Katalla Guides, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit during cruise. Landed on water. Onshore surf action damaged floats. Suspect fuel contamination.

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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