# Accident 19980612020639A: Cessna 172, Angoon, AK, June 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Angoon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.4403° N, 134.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4403&lon=-134.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612020639A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON A BEACH TAKEOFF. ROLLED LEFT ON LIFTOFF. SETTLED INTO MUD AND NOSED OVER. PREMATURE LIFT AN P FACTOR. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A NORTHERLY DEPARTURE FROM A TIDAL BEACH.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRPLANE HIT A BUMP, AND BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE EAST AT 8 KNOTS.                       (-23)FACTS KNOWN AT PRESENT: A TAIL WHEEL CONVERTED CE-172 WITH ONE PASSENGER CRASHED ON A BEACH TAKEOFF FROM SITKOH CRREK , AK.  DURING TAKEOFF WITH A ROLLING SLOW LEFT HAND TURN TO FOLLOW TERRAIN, AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER ROLLING OVER A SMALL CREST ONT EH TERRAIN.  AIRCRAFT SETTED BACK INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND ROLLED INTO A MUD SLOUGH. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER TO THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING.  WEATHER AND WIND WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC98LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA071), Jun 12, 1998: Cessna 172 (N171Q), Angoon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was rough and uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N171Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20220807014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220807014219A), Aug 7, 2022: Cessna 172 (N171Q), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot states it was an off-field departure from smooth, slightly-sloping tundra area on approximately 1500'X500' mesa top at 5,400 feet elevation. Take-off…
- [Accident 20180724017759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724017759A), Jul 24, 2018: Cessna 172 (N171Q), Meadow Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. At 1730 local the pilot departed the north Cubs airstrip (8AK8) near wasilla, Alaska on a VFR flight to the ocean view airstrip (AK12) anchorage, Alaska. After…

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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