# Accident 20050829019709A: Cessna 172N, Tyonek, AK, August 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2005, 14:06 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Airport: Tyonek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: G2HC
- Location: 61.1667° N, 151.0342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1667&lon=-151.0342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4714F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4714F) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050829019709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED A WIND SHIFT ON TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND HARD, VEERED FROM TAKEOFF PATH, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC05CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA132), Aug 29, 2005: Cessna 172 (N4714F), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent in-flight collision with a creek. A factor associated with…

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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