# Accident 20060425007019A: Cessna 172M, Tuluksak, AK, April 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tuluksak, AK
- Airport: Tuluksak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TA
- Location: 61.0967° N, 160.9695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0967&lon=-160.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1453V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1453V-2017-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060425007019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 FROM TULUKSAK AIRPORT, AK (TLT) WITH PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE PART 135 ON-DEMAND FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND WAS FLYING IN GROUND EFFECT. ONCE OUT OF GROUND EFFECT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST, THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRFRAME, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE LEANING ON IT'S LEFT WINGTIP.

## 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 ANC06LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA049), Apr 26, 2006: Cessna 172 (N1453V), Tuluksak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's excessive…

## Other reports on N1453V (2)

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

- [Accident 20040713014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040713014319A), Jul 13, 2004: Cessna 172M (N1453V), Aniak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Engine quit on approach to Aniak, Alaska 3 miles short of the runway.
- [Incident 20020102000209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020102000209I), Jan 2, 2002: Cessna 172M (N1453V), Kalskag, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had just leveled at cruise flight approximately 700' AGL when engine began to lose power, sputter sporadically and reduce RPM. Pilot performed…

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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