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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Mekoryuk, AK · September 7, 2019

Date
September 7, 2019 · 20:15 local
Place
Mekoryuk, AK
Airport
Nunivak Beach
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737NJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA529
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
665 total370 in this make and model136 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman departed from soft Beach with aircraft loaded near mgw. Became airborne in gound effect until running out of room - pulled up to avoid bank on Beach, aircraft stalled, and crashed onto tundra. No injuries to the sole occupant, aircraft substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN DEPARTED FROM SOFT BEACH WITH AIRCRAFT LOADED NEAR MGW. BECAME AIRBORNE IN GOUND EFFECT UNTIL RUNNING OUT OF ROOM - PULLED UP TO AVOID BANK ON BEACH, AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND CRASHED ONTO TUNDRA. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT, AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.