# Accident 20190907023489A: Cessna 172N, Mekoryuk, AK, September 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2019, 20:15 local time
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK
- Airport: Nunivak Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1296° N, 161.5695° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1296&lon=-161.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737NJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737NJ) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 370 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA529) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190907023489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA529), Sep 8, 2019: Cessna 172 (N737NJ), Mekoryuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff in gusting wind conditions.

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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