# Accident 20040708014329A: Cessna 172K, Yakutat, AK, July 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2004, 11:15 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4117° N, 139.5042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4117&lon=-139.5042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 75 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708014329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA 172 LANDING BEACH 7 MILES E. OF YAKUTAT ON BLACKSAND SPIT. 4 SOB/FAMILY OF 4, PRIVATE PILOT, PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS LANDING BEACH AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE SAND. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE REPORT SUBSTANTIAL. PILOT MEDICAL DATE 2-20-03 THIRD CLASS NO LIMITATIONS.

## 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 ANC04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA074), Jul 8, 2004: Cessna 172 (N172JL), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in the collapse of the landing gear, and subsequent nose over during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was…

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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