# Accident 20170606011189A: Cessna 172I, Birchwood A.P., AK, June 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2017, 18:50 local time
- Place: Birchwood A.P., AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4111° N, 149.5155° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4111&lon=-149.5155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35700, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 185 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170606011189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SIX MILE LAKE AT ELMENDORF AFB. FLEW TO KNIK GLACIER, WAS RETURNING TO SIX MILE LAKE WHEN ENGINE QUIT. MANEUVERED FOR LEFT BASE AT BIRCHWOOD . ACCOMPLISHED A MAYDAY CALL. ATTEMPTED SEVERAL RESTARTS WITHOUT SUCCESS. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 50 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.

## 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 ANC17LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA028), Jun 6, 2017: Cessna 172 (N35700), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N35700 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770712020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712020679A), Jul 12, 1977: Cessna 172I (N35700), Eagle River, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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