# Accident 20170812012469A: Cessna R172K, Halibut Cove, AK, August 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2017, 12:03 local time
- Place: Halibut Cove, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5697° N, 151.2238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Halibut Cove, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5697&lon=-151.2238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758NY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758NY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 183 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812012469A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS TAKING OFF IN NARROW WATERWAY AND STRUCK PARTIALLY SUBMERGED ROCK DURING TAKEOFF IN ASES AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AT IMPACT AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE WATER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N758NY (1)

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

- [Incident 19920714033949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920714033949I), Jul 14, 1992: Cessna R172K (N758NY), Lawing, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of seaplane on takeoff. Ended up on the beach and in trees.

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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