# Accident 20060731017939A: Cessna 172N, Anchorage, AK, July 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2006, 17:56 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Point Mackenzie Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2500° N, 149.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2500&lon=-149.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738LJ-2018-01-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060731017939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNABLE TO CONTACT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THIS TIME WILL AMEND THIS FORM WHEN HE CONTACTS ME SOMETIME AFTER 25 AUGUST, 2006.                 (-23 AMENDMENT) INTERVIEWED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2006 ABOUT HIS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDER HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 ANC06LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA104), Jul 31, 2006: Cessna 172N (N738LJ), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The possible loss of engine power during takeoff/initial climb for an unknown reason, which resulted in a forced landing in rough terrain and a nose over.

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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